tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56080625275438650642024-03-14T06:24:43.046+01:00Les Cartes d'HélèneHelenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-41679560003849396882012-05-04T13:16:00.001+02:002012-05-04T13:16:54.219+02:00Glass etching technique<font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"> Hi there,</font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"><br></font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a">I hope you're doing fine. It's been crazy here. I only work half time at the moment, and I have the impression that I have even less time for me than before...</font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"><br></font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a">Anyway, I'm following the last online class at <a href="http://www.onlinecardclasses.com/acutabove" target="_blank" title="">online card classes</a>. It's called 'A Cut Above' and it's all about die cutting, both traditional and with silhouette studio. This class is really awesome. The 'live' class is almost over, but you can still register and will have a lifetime access to it.</font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"><br></font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a">So, yesterday was our 4th wedding anniversary. I made a little search on the internet and found that it was the 'noces de cire'. I don't know how to translate that expression, but it leans to the symbol for the fourth anniversary is wax. So in addition to his present, I customized a candle for my husband.</font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a">I followed Kristina's tutorial from the class and created a monogram in silhouette studio. I cut it from vinyl and then used some etching cream.</font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"><br></font><br/><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;clear: both; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74178749@N07/7138394639/in/set-72157629955075057" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8160/7138394639_ddbfe7dc60.jpg" id="blogsy-1336130097090.2644" class="alignnone" alt="" width="227" height="300"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><br></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a">You can see it better on this picture.</font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"><br></font><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74178749@N07/6992312922/in/set-72157629955075057" target="_blank" style=""><img src="http://farm9.static.flickr.com/8022/6992312922_5cdd7d2c21.jpg" id="blogsy-1336130097031.0173" class="alignnone" alt="" width="500" height="382"></a></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"><br></font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a">On the other side I put two hearts and it's says '4 years' below.</font><br/><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74178749@N07/6992312144/in/set-72157629955075057" target="_blank" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://farm8.static.flickr.com/7224/6992312144_9b1c899e10.jpg" id="blogsy-1336130097102.8801" class="aligncenter" alt="" width="291" height="300"></a></div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"><br></font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"><br></font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a">This project was fun, and I really like the subtle result.</font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"><br></font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a">Please leave a comment to say what you think about it.</font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a"><br></font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a">Hugs,</font><br/><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2" color="#00326a">Hélène</font><br/> <br/>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-87013914608485384262012-03-23T15:24:00.008+01:002012-03-29T07:41:37.462+02:00Creative Chemistry 101 - Day 3<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi there,</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wow, third post in a week, it's been such a long time since I craft that much... me happy^^</span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Well, I'm REALLY enjoyed this class, it's soooo cool to learn from the master himself!</span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Today was all about Archival inks. These are more versatile than I thought... really, I used only black and brown to ink my images that I'll watercolor!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiAWPY_ccm8kj5-GIuWtDQYgqj1iWLVP9MdlB4tu9UkMexyQouwaykaNqHiA6fwwNrN63HQtXG49WsbinBnTVi4yfNjj1BJ9e0RwTgvAYPJ_bwTyW3Tiqt87BaZ5BoHItN3Ta9Rmhi0A/s1600/6879713324_33f5725ab4_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgiAWPY_ccm8kj5-GIuWtDQYgqj1iWLVP9MdlB4tu9UkMexyQouwaykaNqHiA6fwwNrN63HQtXG49WsbinBnTVi4yfNjj1BJ9e0RwTgvAYPJ_bwTyW3Tiqt87BaZ5BoHItN3Ta9Rmhi0A/s320/6879713324_33f5725ab4_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725187842185215986" border="0" /></a></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I have those inks for a couple of month and never used them before... but I will now!</span></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tag 1 is the Alcohol Ink Agates Technique. This is a really fun technique, I love the result! This has to be my favorite so far...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bcObB6RjsaQEI9ixIYj6C4WzaIpdoc0D_IHGt2S9l-59mBcPVprPWsWKftrT0CxU6Ah-SEddSH5tLlE46-ORhasgwgXLyQm1x4LhXUk_5jrHO4mU9aFqlQHwgh0yqAC8kS4TuzuXgeI/s1600/7025896579_f390488b6d_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4bcObB6RjsaQEI9ixIYj6C4WzaIpdoc0D_IHGt2S9l-59mBcPVprPWsWKftrT0CxU6Ah-SEddSH5tLlE46-ORhasgwgXLyQm1x4LhXUk_5jrHO4mU9aFqlQHwgh0yqAC8kS4TuzuXgeI/s320/7025896579_f390488b6d_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725188042601741906" border="0" /></a></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Tag 2 is Archival Resist Technique. As I only owned a black and a brown one, I tried this technique with my red Brilliance ink and a white Stazon and it worked just fine... but I definitly will buy more of those Archival...<br /></span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsk7HrZQVDYuus9AXb6laHr3-nKDnheYr-pM4ORjiBXB2OdJxehRCNFhWxFkIs1jVnuUD_l5ApxrwUOTvL-D8PM5Ie_J78H2R7vbrUMXAHxXTyJEQo-OpaXRiSLXISisRv0AqdbGlxeg/s1600/6879713748_5f735aedcf_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsk7HrZQVDYuus9AXb6laHr3-nKDnheYr-pM4ORjiBXB2OdJxehRCNFhWxFkIs1jVnuUD_l5ApxrwUOTvL-D8PM5Ie_J78H2R7vbrUMXAHxXTyJEQo-OpaXRiSLXISisRv0AqdbGlxeg/s320/6879713748_5f735aedcf_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725187898700567282" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Tag 3 is Stamping with Reflections Technique. This is really great combined with texture folders, I love the texture and those stamps are awesomefor a lot of other techniques as well.</span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoq9qyT0yxsbQMD9sXEcLcoG20JQAQDPetAaq-x13JuqOZkUGlonnr23xKjPyOuWGJH8XPejssbxdGvvPiC0ILtVVucLImB2IH9GzLuefVn5AoYoAPoaCAKSZmQPrHNsKiJ6ESVszq98/s1600/6879706618_11b9c6ab91_c.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoq9qyT0yxsbQMD9sXEcLcoG20JQAQDPetAaq-x13JuqOZkUGlonnr23xKjPyOuWGJH8XPejssbxdGvvPiC0ILtVVucLImB2IH9GzLuefVn5AoYoAPoaCAKSZmQPrHNsKiJ6ESVszq98/s320/6879706618_11b9c6ab91_c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725187622156259794" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for stopping by,</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Please leave me a comment so I can go and see your work too,</span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hugs</span></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"></span><div style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hélène</span></div>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-73417494112414911022012-03-22T10:01:00.006+01:002012-03-24T10:48:30.424+01:00Creative chemistry 101 - Day 2<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hi guys,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm back with my day 2 tags!</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" > <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0R8KFmhqcLKb2XFQFt-xcIobpo9IC571-ojaUFdfvc-f819BdCBS_ZDFydKaX3HtY5p2oRkf7PypEZ0kKg2bTM47clPaoS7qrq7EWe_UO6rTiS5zcAIu11-9M094NOXpx3kqnzHMjqQ/s1600/THCC101_participant.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0R8KFmhqcLKb2XFQFt-xcIobpo9IC571-ojaUFdfvc-f819BdCBS_ZDFydKaX3HtY5p2oRkf7PypEZ0kKg2bTM47clPaoS7qrq7EWe_UO6rTiS5zcAIu11-9M094NOXpx3kqnzHMjqQ/s320/THCC101_participant.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722641514651238386" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" > <span style="font-family:verdana;">Day 2 was all about Distress Inks and the amazing properties of those inks.</span></span><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here's a peak at what I've done.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">First</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">tag Israël the blended distress and spritz& flick technique.</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2By36456eakkN4YQR_OQo-1Wl42jIjBRlYlft4IPys-Z0IZQoKhYGWJ6MR0gmpyPCo5KZmTYU-WownZBZsndvrL7vcPUirx5-26odEJELdhXeVihGkoxBtvewY80sPYuEnR_05lI3hqs/s1600/Tag1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2By36456eakkN4YQR_OQo-1Wl42jIjBRlYlft4IPys-Z0IZQoKhYGWJ6MR0gmpyPCo5KZmTYU-WownZBZsndvrL7vcPUirx5-26odEJELdhXeVihGkoxBtvewY80sPYuEnR_05lI3hqs/s320/Tag1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723396824701575554" border="0" /></a></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Second tag is the brushless watercolor technique. This is a quick way to achieve a watercolor look.<br /></span> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6sykNMQ5ZbjQCKPpnXnuq_tCYN4UC0bCjJ784zqoYJciqIyZ_pTCzJTjz2kbr2qwZ6x9LpcfkKpYlWpOvPBWKeNTT7ZTfMU3FBxFclK7gBasItCylecCN2SvebGwQ7YE-ZEjn0teScw/s1600/Tag2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV6sykNMQ5ZbjQCKPpnXnuq_tCYN4UC0bCjJ784zqoYJciqIyZ_pTCzJTjz2kbr2qwZ6x9LpcfkKpYlWpOvPBWKeNTT7ZTfMU3FBxFclK7gBasItCylecCN2SvebGwQ7YE-ZEjn0teScw/s320/Tag2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723397116107986914" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />And last one is the wrinkle-free distress technique.</span><br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQsWal-N-zCDOJLl21gLPIuXEvp8qL2IO-LttUrN52gYIkiobXjnLt5KladHs748EJLPIU-mRlXkyqsYUE0cjY5POh0M1fUHkAzemQe4bUX1nNdxYKUnlHKY8yQsFOQmPFEjoSrVLA30/s1600/Tag3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQsWal-N-zCDOJLl21gLPIuXEvp8qL2IO-LttUrN52gYIkiobXjnLt5KladHs748EJLPIU-mRlXkyqsYUE0cjY5POh0M1fUHkAzemQe4bUX1nNdxYKUnlHKY8yQsFOQmPFEjoSrVLA30/s320/Tag3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5723397421932541986" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">I had a lot of fun doing these, now I'm back on my craft room to make day 3 tags, this time we'll be working on Archival!</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Thanks for reading this</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Leave me a message so I can go and see you work too ...</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Hugs</span> <br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hélène</span></span></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-70655956278394606472012-03-22T09:45:00.005+01:002012-03-22T10:15:21.039+01:00Creative chemistry 101 - Day 1<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hi there,</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Have you heard of this class? This is on the <a href="http://www.onlinecardclasses.com/">online card classes</a> website and it's fantastic (as were the previous classes...)</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0R8KFmhqcLKb2XFQFt-xcIobpo9IC571-ojaUFdfvc-f819BdCBS_ZDFydKaX3HtY5p2oRkf7PypEZ0kKg2bTM47clPaoS7qrq7EWe_UO6rTiS5zcAIu11-9M094NOXpx3kqnzHMjqQ/s1600/THCC101_participant.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_0R8KFmhqcLKb2XFQFt-xcIobpo9IC571-ojaUFdfvc-f819BdCBS_ZDFydKaX3HtY5p2oRkf7PypEZ0kKg2bTM47clPaoS7qrq7EWe_UO6rTiS5zcAIu11-9M094NOXpx3kqnzHMjqQ/s320/THCC101_participant.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722641514651238386" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">If you haven't signed up already, go go go, you'll have a lifetime acces to the class!</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Learning thoses techniques and info from Tim Holtz is awesome. As I live in Belgium, I don't have the possibility to have a live class with him, but this online class is really amazing!</span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well, as usual, I'm a little behind with my homeworks, but here's day 1 homework.</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I did fine, but was unable to find out if Stazon is dye or pigment, nor if brilliance was water or oil based... anyone can help on that?</span><br style="font-family:verdana;"><br style="font-family:verdana;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uHXB22RAG5fZmH8GRa18ZDE6sNvAfetb4Yk2-LLog3lEb1Yru8syu0r_P70w7kvms0-trbnS0ukVAQaCoNtuFhK3InOQ60AK73Q5OtxKLtdSNYjTm-jbi_AK61_jiYMN-d7n1d70Uzc/s1600/P1020618.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6uHXB22RAG5fZmH8GRa18ZDE6sNvAfetb4Yk2-LLog3lEb1Yru8syu0r_P70w7kvms0-trbnS0ukVAQaCoNtuFhK3InOQ60AK73Q5OtxKLtdSNYjTm-jbi_AK61_jiYMN-d7n1d70Uzc/s320/P1020618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722647356972494594" border="0" /></a><br style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br face="verdana"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I already make two of the three tags for day 2, I'll try to post them later today. As I'm off work, I hope I can finish the third one and make those of day 3 as well.</span><br face="verdana"><br face="verdana"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thanks for reading this</span><br face="verdana"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hugs</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hélène</span></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-79595189829072701732012-01-27T08:51:00.003+01:002012-01-27T09:00:40.811+01:00A very special delivery<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hi there,</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two weeks ago, my cousins had a cute baby boy. I wantd to make a card to welcome him! When I saw </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk/acatalog/Stamp_-_Special_Delivery.html">this stamp</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> at Lili of the valley, I knew it was the one.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">For a change, I wanted a CAS feel, but I wasn't sure if I could achieve that with this kind of stamp...</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwp0OhPcERwwEEr2fwEYIuDlyVKZJq2hAy9Wznb5W72X-rDvKN3c14DquLHliDVubgPU9iIzTOvaPutSS-zNBNJTvk9XHIh4Xu2NupfSPVncxXOqrLI2mLTvvejOzpSrBUeM9Qojdihk/s1600/Tom.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 304px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwp0OhPcERwwEEr2fwEYIuDlyVKZJq2hAy9Wznb5W72X-rDvKN3c14DquLHliDVubgPU9iIzTOvaPutSS-zNBNJTvk9XHIh4Xu2NupfSPVncxXOqrLI2mLTvvejOzpSrBUeM9Qojdihk/s320/Tom.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702218407706285586" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I kept a lot of white space, and add a piece of blue color core cardstock. I embossed it with a dot embossing folder and sand it to reveal the blue coe. I think the texture add a bit of interest to the card.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The sentiment is the one which comes with the stamp and is white embossed on a blue cardstock.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The little bear is colored with my copic markers.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let me know what you think and don't forget to leave a message in the post below to enter y blog candy.</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hugs</span><br style="font-family: verdana;"><br style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hélène</span></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-61615111286614974042012-01-09T09:45:00.003+01:002012-01-09T09:56:55.905+01:00Clean & Simple Card making - Day 1<span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Hi again,</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">I always wanted to try the clean and simple style, but was a bit afraid that my cards would look empty. But Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner teamed up with Julie Ebersole to give us a new class at Online Card Classes, so it was the perfect opportunity for me to learn with those amazing ladies!</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">I already took two classes with them and it was so intersting that when I saw they were making a CAS class, I signed up right away... The classes are really great, with PDFs and videos that you can download, a forum where they answer all your questions and also a lifetime access, so even if you don't have the time now, you can go later!</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Today is the first day and I made this card following Kristina's tutorial.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><a style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjP8i2LVEjgz0l0Couuiq_QSoR7QCDS7R2Ry8-UwEYcKkxhy7ej8seOYNNNFosTGRKIuFEaGsid61QxDSOBKI16RE3R1MKqT_IJ6PgbSZT1sHgeOVmmDtAesSQDh1-cIzrD7_59V69gRQ/s1600/CAS1_blog.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjP8i2LVEjgz0l0Couuiq_QSoR7QCDS7R2Ry8-UwEYcKkxhy7ej8seOYNNNFosTGRKIuFEaGsid61QxDSOBKI16RE3R1MKqT_IJ6PgbSZT1sHgeOVmmDtAesSQDh1-cIzrD7_59V69gRQ/s320/CAS1_blog.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695552264712658898" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">I used Hero Arts note card in Light blue, and I stamped the Hero Arts Flower Dot Background with soft stone shadow ink. I used a sentiment I had in my stash (don't remeber where I got it) and I heat embossed it.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><br style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">So what do you think?</span></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-4405711404170830342012-01-09T09:29:00.004+01:002012-01-09T09:41:42.770+01:00Happy birthday<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Good morning,</span><br style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><br style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><span style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Long time no see, but I have a good excuse ;-)</span><br style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><span style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >I was pregnant and I had to stay in the couch most of the time, so no craft for a long time :-( but it worth it, I now have the most beautiful baby in the world by my side ^^</span><br style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><span style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >I'll do a blog candy to celebrate that, I'll post about it later this week.</span><br style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><br style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><span style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >Anyway, I did make a card for my cousin's birthday.</span><br style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><span style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >I used this sweet Tilda for the first time, even though she's in my stash for quite a while now... so many uninked stamps are waiting for me...</span><br style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><span style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >I also tried to color with Prisma pencils. I never used this technique before and there's sill a lot to learn, but it's not as difficult as I thought.</span><br style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><br style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><span style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >I made a pocket card using </span><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);" href="http://whiffofjoy.blogspot.com/2010/05/money-holder-card.html">Gio's tutorial</a><span style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" > at WoJ nspiration blog.</span><br face="verdana" style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><br style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><a style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHl_R3E3cbGX-YSs21U9BnzY7svfkWdlROcNOEcPZaIIHzWG6nxao7AHSesBjJk4b6NZNliNAHxHKo9B03pBkFipWlMaMqnOq7HCeNVXhy7RYKmPJLgP_HxOhCZPKiUhEk9kBHL5Dzb0/s1600/HappyB-Day.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbHl_R3E3cbGX-YSs21U9BnzY7svfkWdlROcNOEcPZaIIHzWG6nxao7AHSesBjJk4b6NZNliNAHxHKo9B03pBkFipWlMaMqnOq7HCeNVXhy7RYKmPJLgP_HxOhCZPKiUhEk9kBHL5Dzb0/s320/HappyB-Day.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695549217606010178" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br style="font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;" >I'm entering some challenges :</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><ul style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Simon Says Stamp : <a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/01/simon-says-new-something.html">New something</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;">Just Magnolia : <a href="http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/2012/01/week-138-simon-says-stamp-special.html">Anything goes with the option of something new</a></span></li><li><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2012/01/week-189-7th-january-bentes-dt-week.html">Sketch saturday</a></span></li></ul><p style=" color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Hugs</span></p><p><br /></p>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-19424263240132838192011-07-25T11:17:00.003+02:002011-07-25T11:26:16.194+02:00Vintage framed photos<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Hi there,<br /><br />Today I want to show you a canvas I made during a class taugh by <a href="http://www.lesateliersdanna.be/">Anna</a>.<br />This is a shabby vintage style. I'm not used to do that kind of thing, because I always think I won't be able to make something so beautiful. In the end, it wasn't so difficult and I really like it ^^<br />It's a lot more shinny and has a lot of glitter in real life...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nwUgh_fSNK9K2pBVrkG-vQgcP7rEzXSBCuEuQB41gS5Td4ua6AyHu639L1PmhKvPSIEh5xNgz5-V0QpZUM255AOr_jk8s6KM-tpjI6ZrqqjDVrx1afAmqsBIYXzcM2vV2dZ8ITbDS_Q/s1600/cadre.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-nwUgh_fSNK9K2pBVrkG-vQgcP7rEzXSBCuEuQB41gS5Td4ua6AyHu639L1PmhKvPSIEh5xNgz5-V0QpZUM255AOr_jk8s6KM-tpjI6ZrqqjDVrx1afAmqsBIYXzcM2vV2dZ8ITbDS_Q/s320/cadre.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633218027895496530" border="0" /></a><br />I'm entering this week's Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge which is <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/2011/07/simon-says-stamp-and-show-anything-goes.html">Anything goes</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by,<br /><br />Hugs<br />Hélène<br /></span> </span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-38223884390752731722011-07-19T13:14:00.002+02:002011-07-19T13:21:35.013+02:00Summer Fairy<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Good morning everyone,<br /><br />For today’s card, I used the color combo of the fourth week of the Summer Card Camp.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqpv_2LD9cWu8wED_76gt3tXA-t4ijFMibreCqVC6S6dMnRTgnYxVOKbI7t3CfhON4a_NqC1_MngP6xX0kon-uRUnCckZGN34bkzz34hWf4JWV1So5jlcA5dTBDSSfjZexNnpxx7KkuM/s1600/week4-colors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif185px;http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqpv_2LD9cWu8wED_76gt3tXA-t4ijFMibreCqVC6S6dMnRTgnYxVOKbI7t3CfhON4a_NqC1_MngP6xX0kon-uRUnCckZGN34bkzz34hWf4JWV1So5jlcA5dTBDSSfjZexNnpxx7KkuM/s320/week4-colors.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631020625002347890" com="" img="" gif="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These colors make me think of summer (even though the weather is awful here) and so I took a digi I bought a while ago from <span style="font-style:italic;">The greeting farm</span> which is called <a href="http://thegreetingfarm.com/digital/summer-fairy-digi.html">Summer Fairy</a>.<br /><br />I used the sketch from <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://sketchsaturday.blogspot.com/2011/07/week-164-16th-july-sponsored-by-bunny.html">sketch Saturday</a></span> and I’m also entering the <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenge-12-wings-and-things_2348.html">Stampin’ for the weekend</a></span> challenge which is Wings and Things.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL50SZUdoFQQootxXrOxYu8tCM6os2uJrWkdHMAXncR_NNdiCHob5APC9kegv7_CfqqoCVKRwVju4G_k3mqz2WsD-3-J-N4ZXFvB-1mZHBdH_MtgQq_Bs0q9c6ghw_DIEfHjYfFMsiVQI/s1600/fairy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL50SZUdoFQQootxXrOxYu8tCM6os2uJrWkdHMAXncR_NNdiCHob5APC9kegv7_CfqqoCVKRwVju4G_k3mqz2WsD-3-J-N4ZXFvB-1mZHBdH_MtgQq_Bs0q9c6ghw_DIEfHjYfFMsiVQI/s320/fairy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631021929043628290" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today,<br /><br />Please leave me a comment so I can go and see your work too,<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />Hélène<br /></span> </span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-47949162476352946062011-07-13T11:29:00.005+02:002011-07-13T12:54:15.820+02:00Summer Card Camp Week 3<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Good morning everyone,<br /><br />Finally I’m back !!!<br />Well, I hope so, this first semester has been so ectic…<br /><br />Anyway, this is the third week of the summer card camp and I finally find the time to make a card!<br /><br />I’m enjoying the camp so far, lots of great techniques and so many inspirational cards!<br />For today’s card, I took my inspiration from <a href="http://annikarten.blogspot.com/2011/07/challenges-und-inspirationen.html">this one</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcj6ggXYvEed6zeyeC8ZbEl-9u0T9CaWP3u7EFeeMekbcRwY7kRfJlAyxA6oYNdf6ZrUiw0YFzbpRHykqxps90BZRNhOlbiKJ368cRQWhL0YtyraHc8C2Xj0WlX6_ytc_2VKj7EfO1CMQ/s1600/week3-colors.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcj6ggXYvEed6zeyeC8ZbEl-9u0T9CaWP3u7EFeeMekbcRwY7kRfJlAyxA6oYNdf6ZrUiw0YFzbpRHykqxps90BZRNhOlbiKJ368cRQWhL0YtyraHc8C2Xj0WlX6_ytc_2VKj7EfO1CMQ/s320/week3-colors.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628776075761543794" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInWkHB2O-j7zu5yTEQvGjGu5PndN4LZrRIUDw1LDujn-WBtbck-5QT_SU5CV_fzTrwTZKDdEO5KcpX3bUTIHG1OsD2369835Das_YRR-c40CPo7rdh44WgagAk9fSTkPCFLUclB7gVVU/s1600/P1020373.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giftext-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInWkHB2O-j7zu5yTEQvGjGu5PndN4LZrRIUDw1LDujn-WBtbck-5QT_SU5CV_fzTrwTZKDdEO5KcpX3bUTIHG1OsD2369835Das_YRR-c40CPo7rdh44WgagAk9fSTkPCFLUclB7gVVU/s320/P1020373.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628778755108049234" /></a><br /><br />I'm also entering my card in this week's Simon Says Stamp Challenge which is <span style="font-style:italic;"><a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/07/simon-says-anything-goes.html">'Anything goes'</a></span><br /><br />This is quite different from what I’m used to do, but I'm quite pleased with the result. I think I may do more of them as it is so much quicker ^^<br /><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today,<br /><br />Please leave me a comment so I can go and see your work too,<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />Hélène<br /></span></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-74540754539690583902011-02-18T07:23:00.003+01:002011-02-18T07:27:57.326+01:00Will be back soon<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#330099;">Good morning peeps,<br /><br />Just a quick message to apologize for my lack of posting. It's been more than a month since I post myy last card, and to be honest, i haven't craft a single thing ever since :-(<br />I don't know where my mojo is gone and I have troubles to find a single hour for myself at the moment :-(<br />Hopefully it should be better next week.</span><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#330099;">I also want to thank you all for your kind messages, it always brighten my day :-)<br />I saw that I have now 13 followers, waw, thank you so much! I'll try to gather some candy for you after my holidays.</span></p><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#330099;">Seen you soon<br /><br />Hugs<br />Hélène </span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-24914138223436512302011-01-12T12:28:00.003+01:002011-01-12T12:43:00.803+01:00One last Christmas card<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Good morning peeps,<br /><br />I hope you all had a good start in this new year.<br />I had a super nice first week! Even if the snow wasn't really good for skiing, the weather was mainly great and we had a lot of fun!<br /><br />I still have one Christmas project I didn't show you yet. This is my first project with a Kenny K image. I have a few images, but I didn't find the time yet to use them... I'm ashamed ^^<br />Anyway, this one was colored with my copics and I put some flower soft for the fur. Isn't she sexy?<br />I didn't had any dark blue christmassy paper, so I made it myself with my distress inks, white stazon and sparkle stamp wheel for SU. I was quite please with the end result.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmTWdHU0D2SyCA6UQ2ZrowfQrJrgzXxw1tj61g6PbPSAVoykA5BWSrrTtoMSCciyBQCzbUSg6RSgiYw6DrBCMsOuwYbhchkJmttxdEB95nWieV70j8prz3cbemqC450kSxZWpWcSeiMU/s1600/RV2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimmTWdHU0D2SyCA6UQ2ZrowfQrJrgzXxw1tj61g6PbPSAVoykA5BWSrrTtoMSCciyBQCzbUSg6RSgiYw6DrBCMsOuwYbhchkJmttxdEB95nWieV70j8prz3cbemqC450kSxZWpWcSeiMU/s320/RV2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561260144298802674" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The frame is made by <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span></div><br /><br />I made the box folling this <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://stempeleinmaleins.blogspot.com/2010/12/box-in-buchform.html">tutorial</a> at stempel ein maleins.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS28VG7h49AbWckK0GHIeKVoOPkcizHJwRw_SFiXbbn_v1nZw2QthYv4o_GPVB4PXn9X6pEIe1I1Bixk_QOpIwcPb4z97cklBiTQ8QJETtqfqcN5mzWCO1HcnXWKojxwJw8hHUW8pIil4/s1600/RV.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS28VG7h49AbWckK0GHIeKVoOPkcizHJwRw_SFiXbbn_v1nZw2QthYv4o_GPVB4PXn9X6pEIe1I1Bixk_QOpIwcPb4z97cklBiTQ8QJETtqfqcN5mzWCO1HcnXWKojxwJw8hHUW8pIil4/s320/RV.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561260133267765394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today,<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Hélène<br /></span></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-7262094974202055532011-01-02T11:56:00.004+01:002011-07-25T12:51:45.142+02:00Holidays !!!<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Good morning everybody,<br /><br />No cards for me today. I was just stopping by to say that in a few hours, I'll be heading to the Alps with my family. We are going to ski for one week.<br />It'll be the first time for my son, I can't wait to see how he'll do ^^<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdeHmI914lzH2zrwmvA3oqGCKlWQhdtxjQK6zFgdKqvC1yFsXTUbaaRQ7wE-owLfAHRpEf6XoWYtseSzPDncBPp8m7quYEeeDdS8UdnjxhZEc7aT-5CjsxniIdup7_XN1U2ECzkMq2j8/s1600/chatel.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdeHmI914lzH2zrwmvA3oqGCKlWQhdtxjQK6zFgdKqvC1yFsXTUbaaRQ7wE-owLfAHRpEf6XoWYtseSzPDncBPp8m7quYEeeDdS8UdnjxhZEc7aT-5CjsxniIdup7_XN1U2ECzkMq2j8/s320/chatel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557541699609214834" border="0" /></a>I love the snow and I love the mountain, it's so peacefull.<br /><br />Anyway, I'll be back in a week,<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Hélène<br /><br /></span></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-90922953205047281892010-12-31T13:15:00.004+01:002010-12-31T13:30:00.252+01:00Christmas in pink<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Good afternoon peeps,<br /><br />How are you? Ready to party tonight? I wish you all a Happy and Creative New Year ! May all your dreams come true.<br />Well this year with my husband, we’ll stay at home, eat a yummy dinner and spend a romantic evening, just the two of us :-)<br /><br />Well onto my card. I wanted to chance from the usual red/green and went totally pink on this one ^^<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl2VRx-oCiXPK3_k_PTP8ewbzwA581D7Fxw9hmZ0gK2RC8O5qvO1G3MArq38VfmiJSbgghFHNI3i-9iG2i88ZeoGDdbVo8j8WbTaoFQBqC0N6qVaH7KtUZdS2xIH-W-dM9JXyFAWvFFg/s1600/Cha.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl2VRx-oCiXPK3_k_PTP8ewbzwA581D7Fxw9hmZ0gK2RC8O5qvO1G3MArq38VfmiJSbgghFHNI3i-9iG2i88ZeoGDdbVo8j8WbTaoFQBqC0N6qVaH7KtUZdS2xIH-W-dM9JXyFAWvFFg/s320/Cha.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556820361901328482" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The frame is made by <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span></div><br /><br />I colored the image with my copic. I cut it out and put it on that ribbon stamp, also from Magnolia. I used glossy accent on the heart for a shinny look.<br />I'm entering <a href="http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/2010/12/week-87-anything-goes.html">Just Magnolia's challenge</a> (which is now Magnolia AND hAnglar & sTanglar) as anything goes ...<br /><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today,<br /><br />See you next year,<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />Hélène<br /></span><br /><br /><br /></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-65387674385371969862010-12-30T09:52:00.003+01:002010-12-30T09:54:25.269+01:00Wee and the reindeer<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Good morning everyone,<br /><br />Today I’ll show you the card I made for my parents. I used a Wee and Reindeer from Whiff of Joy’s last year collection<br />The papers are from Bo Bunny, also from last year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAElmpCp24FVQG0rlkyQY-hVPryhc9MvxrCkF9Eccn8LqL2sl5JDHAFN1x6vem2MIksx0Gw3gGoy5HWQXuld5mhyfXptLvITtpD7G_X1MFRuAVKy5xlshwx1ymIks54hO2Z4bCBa5pdGw/s1600/maman.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAElmpCp24FVQG0rlkyQY-hVPryhc9MvxrCkF9Eccn8LqL2sl5JDHAFN1x6vem2MIksx0Gw3gGoy5HWQXuld5mhyfXptLvITtpD7G_X1MFRuAVKy5xlshwx1ymIks54hO2Z4bCBa5pdGw/s320/maman.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556395740782522546" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The frame is made by <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span></div><br /><br />I colored the image with my copic. I used a stampeledge stamp on the border and added a lot of stickles, it’s a lot more shiny in reality.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today,<br /><br />Please leave me a comment so I can go and see your work too,<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />Hélène<br /></span><br /><br /></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-88347351206098528042010-12-29T09:32:00.003+01:002010-12-29T09:34:16.196+01:00A Christmas card for my son<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Good morning everyone,<br /><br />Today I’ll show you the card I made for my 5 years old boy. I used a LOTV image, which I think look a lot like him when he decorated our tree ^^<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2tqd_Qky0O6_jkCYQ9MLi2zO_V9nbISLtdV38OARhU4AVTjVJGZieXNN6rdDVNsDsqbAN3_fTxsQNri0V88z1GVnmT4bAuB5Ni7AZl6rYBT0efhmRsRpOst5d3oqRlWNmEeVl_R6DoQ/s1600/Ben.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2tqd_Qky0O6_jkCYQ9MLi2zO_V9nbISLtdV38OARhU4AVTjVJGZieXNN6rdDVNsDsqbAN3_fTxsQNri0V88z1GVnmT4bAuB5Ni7AZl6rYBT0efhmRsRpOst5d3oqRlWNmEeVl_R6DoQ/s320/Ben.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556019398011323442" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The frame is made by <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span></div><br /><br />I colored the image with my copic and added some stickles on the stars<br />I used the Claudia’s sketch on <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/sketch-134-sponsored-by-cute-stamps-and.html">Friday sketcher</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today,<br /><br />Please leave me a comment so I can go and see your work too,<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />Hélène<br /></span><br /><br /><br /></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-1310353406055293662010-12-28T08:14:00.001+01:002010-12-28T08:17:03.574+01:00Santa with presents<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Good morning everyone,<br /><br />Today I’ll show you the card I made for my parents in law. I used the cute Santa with presents from the WoJ’s last year collection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIJNoKwWLBHzBMTUD7TlF8RIUtcC8AN6m7UjgATM1aoNLgu5hLpJtGpvkFaiEMX45EYB3dP9oIlTXtOhjAAFMHmjqhdkw0HV9Ec0PnrPLEQhJ-xS7ANZ086p5K_y1sxLflMSuHG1z8OA/s1600/mamijo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJIJNoKwWLBHzBMTUD7TlF8RIUtcC8AN6m7UjgATM1aoNLgu5hLpJtGpvkFaiEMX45EYB3dP9oIlTXtOhjAAFMHmjqhdkw0HV9Ec0PnrPLEQhJ-xS7ANZ086p5K_y1sxLflMSuHG1z8OA/s320/mamijo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555628167868549666" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The frame is made by <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span></div><br /><br />I colored the image with my copic. The snow flakes are made with my nesties.<br />I used the Kim’s sketch for the <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://wojmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/challenge-94-kims-sketch.html">Whiff of Joy Challenge 94</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today,<br /><br />Please leave me a comment so I can go and see your work too,<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />Hélène<br /></span><br /><br /><br /></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-32144086837805561422010-12-27T08:07:00.001+01:002010-12-27T08:10:25.489+01:00LOTV Challenge 77<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />Good morning everyone,<br /><br />Now Christmas is behind, I can show you some cards I made for that occasion.<br />I made this one for my son’s teacher. I used the so cute LOTV image. I think this one was perfect for a teacher card.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr9d7M6GNpxtE6ybn-HZbfH28LEMMQqEoxfvlXFRgEEyxtQUTfxJ9Y1c0upmQRlUyF7ZKywSMct8E0ci0MGgeV_C6iZ5rn7Pn6fLBdTt3DKKeZOzomKYxEQiP9jG_POHDnYLSzTvc4ds/s1600/mrIan.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGr9d7M6GNpxtE6ybn-HZbfH28LEMMQqEoxfvlXFRgEEyxtQUTfxJ9Y1c0upmQRlUyF7ZKywSMct8E0ci0MGgeV_C6iZ5rn7Pn6fLBdTt3DKKeZOzomKYxEQiP9jG_POHDnYLSzTvc4ds/s320/mrIan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555255489888904050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">The frame is made by <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span></div><br /><br />I colored the image with my copic and used some white embossing powder on the fur.<br />I used the sketch from <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/12/challenge-77-sketch-by-dena.html"> Lily of the Valley Challenge </a>".<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by today,<br /><br />Please leave me a comment so I can go and see your work too,<br /><br />See you tomorrow for another card,<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />Hélène<br /></span><br /><br /></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-79865426666612440292010-12-26T16:04:00.007+01:002010-12-26T16:24:44.045+01:00A lantern for Christmas<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Good afternoon everyone,<br /><br />I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I had all my family at home and it was so great!<br />And we had a white Christmas and a yummy dinner!<br /><br />This is a lantern I made for my brother's girlfriend. I used the <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://stempeleinmaleins.blogspot.com/2010/11/laternen-geschenkboxlatern-gift-box.html">tutorial </a> at stempel in maleins. Except that I had to convert the inches in cm, it was quite easy to make. I put some yummy Belgian Chocolate in it ;-)<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPEFc4UXXzz3Zhb4RXeKGy_CdIAsjfQDi61nabEfC5cPTtfr8LwGplYkGr-9MC2vbdXxif30kTsb_sa71Rf7TnzAmPWGQPVH-gmiFEMRst3AiTi9uLiCpB3L4e9czfA6ninxdVvBgBxQ/s1600/P1020008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXPEFc4UXXzz3Zhb4RXeKGy_CdIAsjfQDi61nabEfC5cPTtfr8LwGplYkGr-9MC2vbdXxif30kTsb_sa71Rf7TnzAmPWGQPVH-gmiFEMRst3AiTi9uLiCpB3L4e9czfA6ninxdVvBgBxQ/s320/P1020008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555009253372635682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">The frame is made by <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />I used some of Tim Holtz's papers and I colored Tilda with my Distress inks.<br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb-_tbP8_fCamGr3HPyMX0rDnUkLhM4gWmEKQVu0URNzNg5xNxjCCQeoeL2oVrjJTjuMJrfOI_mzv9t6L7Wkl0zragRBYiV2RlUX_kX_Pmj2KFq33fkUvm2AAOIOSpbN8vnF6U0PnC7s/s1600/P1020011.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJb-_tbP8_fCamGr3HPyMX0rDnUkLhM4gWmEKQVu0URNzNg5xNxjCCQeoeL2oVrjJTjuMJrfOI_mzv9t6L7Wkl0zragRBYiV2RlUX_kX_Pmj2KFq33fkUvm2AAOIOSpbN8vnF6U0PnC7s/s200/P1020011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555009738400718242" border="0" /></a><br />On the tag, I used a mini Tilda from the fall kit.<br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissDxONn3fhdZBsJYDsO2cIODk70diGAzIswFd6gPHOzCqWTh-SgYP2F5c_omG4qzlrZe1iUVpny8bYCvTg9Crxq9WIvYKvKFXLyoo3RGxzGPfTso_k6LWuCNQsIxeYYQJIgkgGfhYEZU/s1600/P1020010.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEissDxONn3fhdZBsJYDsO2cIODk70diGAzIswFd6gPHOzCqWTh-SgYP2F5c_omG4qzlrZe1iUVpny8bYCvTg9Crxq9WIvYKvKFXLyoo3RGxzGPfTso_k6LWuCNQsIxeYYQJIgkgGfhYEZU/s200/P1020010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555009630136333218" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm entering Magnolia Down Under Challenge which is "<a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://magnoliadownunderchallenges.blogspot.com/2010/12/magnolia-down-under-challenge-77.html">A gift for you</a>".<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by,<br /><br />Please leave me a comment so I can go and see your work too,<br /><br />Enjoy the holidays,<br /><br />Hugs,<br /><br />Hélène<br /></span></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-92007580854980175112010-11-29T07:53:00.005+01:002010-11-29T18:27:53.082+01:00A first Christmas card<div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000066;">Hi all,<br /><br />I'm soooooooooo behind, I just started my Christmas cards and it's only 4 weeks away now... I didn't find the time earlier, but now I'm in a rush and I think I'll have to keep them quite simple...<br /><br />Anyway, this is the first one I made. I love this cute bear from Lily of the Valley. He's sooo cute don't you think?<br />I colored him with my distress ink for a change.<br />I followed <a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/11/challenge-75-bevs-sketch.html">Bev's sketch</a> for this weeks LOTV challenge.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000066;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000066;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RWAjgsY0x4eOqqiMtMoVuK9qSgxhuU4f6ZlEi5VCzHg6WaowyqeSTyMhU4ofN72MCHO-33WvZfLmYIB0LDOJfk0Kc30yno-gF5V1dcz6mz2r8YiPMk38laI7GqS9jaT5G8K3jsO7BE4/s1600/P1010982.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4RWAjgsY0x4eOqqiMtMoVuK9qSgxhuU4f6ZlEi5VCzHg6WaowyqeSTyMhU4ofN72MCHO-33WvZfLmYIB0LDOJfk0Kc30yno-gF5V1dcz6mz2r8YiPMk38laI7GqS9jaT5G8K3jsO7BE4/s320/P1010982.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545024358395237570" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">The frame is made by <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span></span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#000066;"><br />Please leave me a comment so I can visit you and see your work<br /><br />Hugs<br /><br />Hélène</span> </div>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-77573064333177663662010-11-02T11:11:00.005+01:002010-11-02T14:39:58.173+01:00Not so spooky Tilda<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hi everybody,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For once, I made a Halloween's card. It was for my son's teacher but I forgot it at home so I couldn't give it to him... Shame on me lol.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Kb-EZtBU9ssgUM5cMEN9T9rg_eVmOSQiiiAlmHXGKNQ9f7qlSZYHy7qRpmTT2lzSUaHLLPrJVfV4TYnLKKgxIV-tSd5LQnnAb63Ohk36x1D1QxLwLg3PZ8_yDLJebHd0RLP3gYjWpzQ/s1600/halloween.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Kb-EZtBU9ssgUM5cMEN9T9rg_eVmOSQiiiAlmHXGKNQ9f7qlSZYHy7qRpmTT2lzSUaHLLPrJVfV4TYnLKKgxIV-tSd5LQnnAb63Ohk36x1D1QxLwLg3PZ8_yDLJebHd0RLP3gYjWpzQ/s320/halloween.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534946096412773826" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">The frame is made by </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Papers are from Magnolia. Tilda is colored with my copics and then a little bit of Twinkling H2O for some subtle sparkle.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For the moon, I used a light yellow paper which I cut with a round nestie and then I colored it with some W copics. After that I used one of my stamp from the grungre stempeledge collection with a greyish ink. I got this tip from </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://magslittlethings.blogspot.com/2010/10/challenge-sketch-chez-make-it-crafty.html">Mag's blog</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and I think it look so real like that don't you?</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The sketch is Dawny's for this week </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/2010/10/week-79-dawnys-sketch.html">Just Magnolia challenge</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thanks for stopping by today,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hugs,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hélène</span><br /></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-38105951243820365042010-10-20T20:50:00.006+02:002010-10-20T21:02:19.303+02:00Melinda sending kisses<div style="text-align: left; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">Good evening,<br /><br />I hope you all had a good week so far.<br />Here it's raining and it sooo cold. I just want to stay warm inside and craft a bit...<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:85%;">I made this card for one of my friend's birthday.<br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF7WqC1qJ-ffHXxQjSEhGK0zaFzdc1BB41Ea-1nHZJfWq36Mqux2ApdvsvuN0TtNMnBaT_2qUAMejeiHDeGw2IxDuCEi37CQ023MSLz1cGlbnNOx2NXV0-91ULVXkDFaRsfXN2CHFsSk/s1600/P1010972.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhF7WqC1qJ-ffHXxQjSEhGK0zaFzdc1BB41Ea-1nHZJfWq36Mqux2ApdvsvuN0TtNMnBaT_2qUAMejeiHDeGw2IxDuCEi37CQ023MSLz1cGlbnNOx2NXV0-91ULVXkDFaRsfXN2CHFsSk/s320/P1010972.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530202833790723234" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">The frame is made by </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: verdana;">I colored Melinda with my copic markers again. I made the tag with some distress ink and perfect pearl, I love the subtle shimmer, but you cannot see it on the picture :-(</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">The sketch is from </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/sketch-124-sponsored-by-simon-says.html">Friday Sketchers</a><span style="font-family: verdana;"> blog.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks for stopping by,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hugs,</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hélène</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br /></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-59974838473730719642010-10-19T08:23:00.006+02:002010-10-19T21:01:09.074+02:00Magnolia Sweet Little Mermaid<span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hi all,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Wow, one whole month without any posting, where does the time fly? I'm really sorry for the lack of posting, I'll try to improve that ...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Yesterday I receive the new issue of the Magnolia magazine, there are so many wonderful creation in there, I really like this mag! And congrats to all the girls who made those cards and projects, they are so gorgeous.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last week I also get my magnolia fall kit and I must say I'm really happy this time, they are really cute and they are all for Christmas, so I have no more excusses to start now ;-)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">So here's a card I made for my mother's 50th birthday.<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvc6PXvZVWXFHStc-8onLKGLG8XiupDGO01XE-RNOmMfrU6IGgb6qN7qPtDQjM0gXIxNdjcl_iv3E3u-cX4GUoYwKcO66r9SY3Og6zSuVPtQjteI1FawOmkSifl0hxHGLeaHCinBQ0kA/s1600/P1010970.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvc6PXvZVWXFHStc-8onLKGLG8XiupDGO01XE-RNOmMfrU6IGgb6qN7qPtDQjM0gXIxNdjcl_iv3E3u-cX4GUoYwKcO66r9SY3Og6zSuVPtQjteI1FawOmkSifl0hxHGLeaHCinBQ0kA/s320/P1010970.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5529723985525754210" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">The frame is made by </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://fotoverden.blogspot.com/2009/09/photoshop-frame-tutorial.html">Xtina</a></span><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I used the Mermaid Tilda from this summer kit. I colored her with my copic markers and put a lot of Stickles to her tail. I embossed the paper with a cuttlebug folder and then put some distress ink on it. I'm quite pleased with the result.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The sketch I used is from this week </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://justmagnolia.blogspot.com/2010/10/week-77-sketch-by-dawny.html">Just Magnolia Challenge</a><span style="font-family:verdana;">.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thanks for stopping by today and for your lovely comments,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hugs,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hélène</span></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-38572613400795242642010-09-12T09:43:00.005+02:002010-09-13T08:48:29.827+02:00A sweet little Santa<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153);font-size:85%;" ><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Good morning everybody,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">I hope you all have a good week-end so far.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here's my first Christmas card of the year. I made it for the <a href="http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2010/09/simon-saysstamp-tember-hop.html">Simon Says Stamp Challenge</a> where the theme is Holiday fun. It can be Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas. There's also big blog hop with a lot of talented ladies and many sweet stuff to win...</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The hop starts at <a href="http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/2010/09/stamp-tember-hop.html">Simon Says Stamp and Show</a> and it's running until Wednesday.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ExTGR-90QG2sXX1slwR2mnFlESFEDtTWfcSeLm8uCSDkdXe9tM2hk8_tMLOWMWKFSooOnobvR1MUvG9OoNhoOAJlEkosYD8OuJn9HJcc41DBNuYxJxlEUdPlGz2OLYe8I2TUDhZyNTE/s1600/P1010495.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 315px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515930748276763874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ExTGR-90QG2sXX1slwR2mnFlESFEDtTWfcSeLm8uCSDkdXe9tM2hk8_tMLOWMWKFSooOnobvR1MUvG9OoNhoOAJlEkosYD8OuJn9HJcc41DBNuYxJxlEUdPlGz2OLYe8I2TUDhZyNTE/s320/P1010495.JPG" /></a></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Tilda has been colored with my Copic markers as usual.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Thanks for stopping by,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hugs,</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hélène</span></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5608062527543865064.post-17446426208041048262010-08-31T10:17:00.005+02:002010-09-17T07:53:34.459+02:00Back to school<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,0,153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Good morning everybody<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed the summer and that you're ready for a new year to start!<br />I'm looking forward to this new school year as I'll not work on Wednesday anymore, which means I'll have more time to spend with my son :-)<br /><br />I made this card for him for tomorrow to wish him good luck. He'll start to learn English this year and he's really looking forward to it. His teacher his really kind and I hope it'll be fine.<br />I used <a href="http://fridaysketchersblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/sketch-117-sponsored-by-simon-says.html">Claudia's sketch</a> for Friday Sketcher and I also followed Lili of the Valley challenge which was "<a href="http://liliofthevalleythursdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/08/challenge-62-lets-go-dotty-for-circles.html">let's go dotty for circles</a>".<br />I'm also entering the following challenges :<br />Stamp something : <a href="http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/2010/08/back-to-school-somethingschallenge-and.html">back to school</a><br />Stampin' for the week-end : <a href="http://stampinfortheweekend.blogspot.com/2010/08/stampin-for-weekend-challenge-45.html">anything goes</a><br />Incy Wincy Design : <a href="http://incywincydesigns.blogspot.com/2010/08/back-to-school-challenge-57.html">back to school</a> <strong>I made the top 3 !!!</strong> I'm just so happy :-)<br />Fussy and Fancy Friday challenges : <a href="http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/2010/08/challenge-18.html">back to school</a><br />The Corrosive Challenge : <a href="http://corrosivechallengesbyjanet.blogspot.com/2010/08/challenge-79-for-guys.html">for guys</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="FONT-FAMILY: verdana" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_kypcZVw7AdlTpH32MiWJD_IYbdFxvw_zEkyenVWoK3uxT8dyWhS8QcDL4OJGe-GV8Un7DHA8mVFPdi4xymYHR6SYd1ecQ0dd_L0AyEtlG0FW2fh7wVIdJTOPXksKoDbpCLHuY1KuEU/s1600/P1010826.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511487027875458050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_kypcZVw7AdlTpH32MiWJD_IYbdFxvw_zEkyenVWoK3uxT8dyWhS8QcDL4OJGe-GV8Un7DHA8mVFPdi4xymYHR6SYd1ecQ0dd_L0AyEtlG0FW2fh7wVIdJTOPXksKoDbpCLHuY1KuEU/s320/P1010826.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I colored this little cutie with my Copic markers and the papers are from Magnolia.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by,<br />Don't forget to leave me a comment so I can visit you,<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Hélène<br /></span><br /></span>Helenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891170955306663660noreply@blogger.com4