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!

Monday, May 11, 2015

Artist Trading Card - 0001 & 0002

Good day crafters!

Today I've decided to create atc cards that will display my kind of art and my kind of designs.  I love the sea, everything about nature, vintage and shabby chic.  So you will be seeing those kind of designs in my ATCs.  So here it goes my ATC 0001 - Water and ATC 0003 - Fire.

ATC 0001 - Water.  So I was thinking I want to make 4 ATCs.  I have an idea in mind of making Earth, Wind, Fire & Water (the four elements).  I started creating the water first, since I love the beach.  I love shells, so I put in a lot.  I was thinking of a fishnet, since I do not have any small fishnet available,  I used a burlap.  I used my spellbinders stencil for the bubbled layer and I was thinking about the sea being sun-kissed, that's why I used the color yellow on the top.  I added a flower to accentuate it.  I dropped on some glossy accents for a more bubbly and watery effect.



ATC 0002 - Fire.  As Ive said earlier I was thinking about the four elements.  I havent done any mixed media or crafts that was a mixed of fire colors.  So here, I was thinking about lots of ashes mixed with fire and some burnt metal.  I used tim holtz word band - SALVAGE, thinking this are the stuffs that can be salvaged whenever there's fire.  LOL.  Ive used the metal gears to symbolize the things that can be salvaged, thinking that most things that are made of metals can be salvaged from fire.  LOL.  Im thinking in an "insane way" i guess, but that's how I make my designs.


I hope you all liked it.  Happy Crafting!
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