Welcome to my Crafting World!

Hi! My name is Maria, I am 34 years old and I'm a certified Craft-a-holic! LOL. I make different kinds of projects from Cards (which is my favourite), Art Tags, Mini Albums, Jewelries, Candles, Party Favours etc...

I've created this blog to share my projects and ideas to everyone who loves to craft.

Being a Certified Craft-A-Holic, you would expect to see me creating 3-4 projects simultaneously in one night. But of course, I don't finish them all in one night, esp. when I am doing a project that involves Mixed Media. I don't use a heat tool to dry my mixed media projects, as it ruins the project. Using a heat tool to dry your projects, tends to create a lot of air bubbles on the projects, which doesn't look nice. I find air dried projects to be more studier. It also give the project a neater look.

I craft every night, I would make one finished Card, one unfinished Album (which I do finish later on, after the drying when I am using Mod Podge or after cutting all the fussy cuts) and one unfinished Mixed Media Project (which I do finish later on, after the drying or so). Then the next night I will continue doing my Album to try and finish it (depends also if I am still using Mod Podge), then my Mixed Media (depends if I still need to use other Wet Medium) and another Card or I will go and jump on my fourth project. Believe me, I have a lot of projects in mind all the time. What I always do is Sketch or Write down my projects using my Phone, so that I won't forget it. I am not good in drawing I just Doodle it. LOL. If crafting is an Office Job, I will be very happy to go to my workplace everyday. I usually craft at night, due to the fact that I am a stay-at-home mom and I have an almost 2 year old son who loves to craft with me. Believe it or not, he does the Mod Podging for my projects, of course with my guidance, and some paintings too. But since I'm a confessed Craft-a-holic, I try to finish every house chores in the morning before my son comes back from the Nursery so I can craft! I take advantage of watching TV with my husband and with my son by fussy cutting while watching and I also take advantage of texturing or gluing onmy projects while cooking. "Imagine your life with me, if I'm your wife! LOL". But nonetheless. I don't forget my Duties as a Wife and a Mom. I see to it that everything is in order everyday before I craft, food is ready, house is clean and my son is well fed. Playtime with my son is crafting with him, so I don't have a problem at all, because he enjoys it, or I take him out, which he loves to do as well.

I hope you all will enjoy my posts. Please do leave a comment, follow me or add me to your circle.

Happy Crafting!

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Bookends - Botanical Tea

Hello Crafters!

I want to share a bookends that I have made using Botanical Tea Pad from Graphic 45.  I had a lot of fun doing it.  Its simple yet so so PINK!  Pink was never my favorite color, but with this project, I definitely pink it up all over!




Materials/Tools used:

  • Graphic 45 - Botanical Teapad
  • Sizzix Bigz Die - Ellen Haul Window Box
  • Sizzix Bigz Die - Wheel Barrow & Flowers
  • Sizzix Bigz Die - Fence
  • Sizzix Bigz Die - Classique
  • Chipboards
  • MDF Board - cut 6x6 for the base
  • Crafters Paint - Pink
  • Crafters Paint - White
  • Mod Podge
  • Pink Ribbon
  • White Lace
  • String of Pearls


Happy Crafting!!!

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Card 0004 - Wheel Barrow

Good Afternoon Crafters!

Today I want to share one of my doodle doodle cards.  The Wheel Barrow Card.  It is a very colorful and playful card.  I had fun creating it.  I hope you all enjoy it.



Materials/Tools used:
  • Sizzix Bigz Die - Wheel Barrow
  • Darice Die - Butterflies
  • Hampton Arts Stamp
  • Candy Beads
  • Brown Cardstock
  • A Designer Cardstock that I pulled out from my stash cant remember which brand.
  • A green button
  • A Twine
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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Card 0003 - Age is Art

Good Evening Crafters!

I would like to share this elegant card inspired by one of the best card maker (for me) Debbie Stevens.



Materials/Tools Used:
  • Spellbinders Die - Labels 22
  • Spellbinders Die - Corner Sprigs
  • Darice Die - Boarder Flowers
  • Fiskars Stamp Set - Wish
  • Sizzix Embossing Folder - Dotted Lattice
  • Pearlized Blue Cardstock
  • Ribbons
  • Lace
  • Pollen
  • Paper Flower

--- Crafting is fun with JC's Little Hands.
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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Card 0002 - Miracles Happen

Good Afternoon Crafters!

I have been doing a lot of cards in preparation for Arte (craft fair).  I have designed a number of cards in my sketchbook.  I just doodle, doodle and doodle while lying in bed beside my precious son.  I think I'm the only one who can understand my doodle card designs thou. LOL.

Anyway, here's one of the cards that I have doodled.


I've made the card using the below mentioned materials/tools.
  • Sizzix Embossing Folder - Dotted Lattice
  • Spellbinders Die - Corner Sprigs
  • Spellbinders Die - Window
  • Hamptons Sentiment Stamp
  • Botanical Tea Pad Paper
  • White Cardstock
  • Pink Cardstock
  • Ribbons
  • Pearls

I also would like to show you a page on my sketchbook with my doodled card design.  LOL.  One of this doodled cards was already featured/posted earlier.  I titled it as graduation card, and in my sketchbook I called it as darice card, as I was thinking of how to use my darice scalloped scalloped while I was doodling it.


I hope you all have a great day ahead!  Happy Crafting! =)



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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Card 0001 - Graduation Card

Good Morning Crafters!

I am currently preparing for Arte.  Since I cannot sell my crafting products at Arte, I figured out a way of Marketing it.

I have started working on some Journals, Scrapbooks & Cards for the craft fair (Arte).  I doodled a lot of cards to create last night and I was able to finish most of them.

Today, I want to share a Graduation Card that I've designed and I've made.




I've made the graduation cap by cutting out a square on a black cardstock and making a tussel using a black thread.  I did put one rhinestone on it, just to accentuate it.  I used Stampin' Up white inkpad to stamp out the sentiment.  Cut out and layered a scalloped scallop die from darice, embossed the background using a sizzix embossing folder, added a ribbon and lay everything on my card.  As easy a 1,2,3.

Materials
  • Darice Scalloped Scalloped Die 
  • Sizzix Dotted Lattice Embossing Folder
  • Silver Foil
  • Black Cardstock
  • White Card
  • Black Ribbon
  • Black Thread
  • Rhinestone
  • Stampin' Up White Inkpad
  • A Sentiment Stamp - Congratulations


--- crafting is fun with JC's Little Hands.


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