Jared's Mom: July 2015

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!

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Card 0013 - I Just Miss You!

Good Day Crafters!

Today I would like to share my first "Minion Card". Its something funny, fun and super easy! I just print out some minions that I got from the internet, fussy cut it and trace it out using my black soot distress pen. Then wallah! I assembled it in a card! =)

inside the card

I had a bunch of different cards made! 😁

Hope you all enjoyed it. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment. I'll reply back asap. Thank you! =)

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Card Craze! - Card 0007, 0008, 0009, 0010, 0011, 0012

Hello Crafters!

Today I want to share the cards that I've made a month ago. I was not able to post all this cards before so today i want to share all of them! Hope you all would enjoy it! Please leave a comment if you have any questions! =).. Thank you! =)

Card 0007 - Birthday Wrinkles

Card 0008 - Congratulations

Card 0009 - Faith

Card 0010 - Growing Old

Card 0011 - Over the Hill

Card 0012 - Thank You

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Card 0006 - Starbucks Party

Good day crafters!

How's summer vacation? I hope you all are enjoying it. I am trying my best to be very active on posting blogs nowadays. My husband is currently in Scotland for a business trip . So I am home alone with my son. Playing with him and cooking food for him and for myself. We often go down to our building pool for a splash, since my little one loves water. =) Going back, I am not used to making colorful cards, you see most of my card projects in my blog are mostly 2 tones. LOL

Well anyway, today I want to share a very simple and easy card using a Sizzix - Freshed Brewed and a Sizzix Texture Fades - On the Go. I love Tim Holtz Products and Designs. So I always stock myself up with some Tim Holtz Products. =). So here it goes! =)

Using a white cardstock, I made a 5.5in card base. Then I cut of a 5.25 inch layering using a white cardstock and an acetate. Then I started playing with my Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inkpads (Spun Sugar, Squeezed Lemonade, Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean and Crushed Olive) on my 5.25 white cardstock layering, afterwards I distressed the edges with Tea Dye. I layered my 5.25 acetate on top of my distressed cardstock and embossed them using Sizzix Texture Fades - On the Go. I cut 1in of white cardstock as well and embossed it using the same embossing folder. Using a white brad I attached the embossed plain white cardstock on my layering card (embossed and distressed acetate and cardstock) then I place them all together on my cardbase.

In this Picture you can see the acetate cup cover.

MAKING THE STARBUCKS CUP: I die cut the Sizzix - Freshly brewed using a white carstock. I also die cut an acetate cup cover. Then I started making a cream using a white cardstock and Ranger Tim Holtz Paint Picket Fence. I colored the whole cup with different shades of pink using copic markers (used 3 shades). Then I stamped out the cup holder using a banner stamp from Hampton Art (its included in the stampset that I used for the happy birthday). I printed a starbucks logo as well. Using a Picket Fence Distress Marker, I added some stripes on my straw. Then I attached them all together.

I dont have a good camera to capture my projects. As I am trying to invest more on the machines. Plus I do not know how to use photoshop and I have no time to learn so. hehehehe. So excuse my pictures if it doesnt look that nice. =)

So going back, I attached the cup on my card added some buttons from my stash and added a Birthday Sentiment from Hampton Arts.

I hope you all enjoy it. Leave a comment if you have any questions. Happy Crafting! =)

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Mixed Media Tag 0003 - Fly

Hello Crafters!

I was experimenting on using my acrylic paints and my black gesso. I am not a pro on mixed media. I just started to unravel the use of different products and materials. I was trying on my black gesso with my acrylic paints (I usually use sprays). And here's the outcome.

I just tried using stuff on my desk that I dont usually use and started making it. I hope you all like it. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to comment and I will reply back as soon as possible.

Happy Crafting!

Mixed Media Tag 0002 - My Kind of Spring

Good day Crafters!

Today I want to share My Kind of Spring Tag. I was planning to do a tutorial while making it, but it didnt work, as my laptop was lagging all the time. I have used a couple of Tim Holtz Distress Stains, Tim Holtz Distress Inks, Tim Holtz Sizzix Die, Crafters Workshop Stencil, Tim Holtz Stencil, Cheese Cloth, Gesso, Tim Holtz Butterfly Stamp, Modeling Paste, Anlene's Tacky Glue, Glitters, Glossy Accent, Flowers from my Personal Stash, Embellishments from my Personal Stash, Hero Arts Script Stamp, Memento Tuxedo Black, Sizzix Embossin Folder, Martha Stewart Punch for the Leaves, some left over paper for the background etc...

I hope you all like it! If there are any questions please feel free to place a comment so I can answer your questions,

Happy Crafting

Thursday, July 2, 2015

Tim Holtz Tags of 2015 - July

Good Evening!

Here I am again crafting... I haven't finished my graphic 45 box then I saw Tim Holtz new challenge and I got carried away... <oooppsssyyy>.. I made a tag! Lol. July's challenge is all about American Independence Day... So here's my take on it.

I used a chipboard and made a tag with it. Then I attached a designer paper on top of it. I started putting on some textures using my Crafters Workshop Mini US Map. Then I used Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous - Cargo and a texture paste to spell the letters USA. Afterwards I used Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Stencil - Rays, Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Spray - Fired Brick to make the red stripes, just like the US Flag. Then I used Ranger Tim Holtz Inkpad - Faded Jeans to imitate the blue color on the US Flag. I added some stars with my stamp and Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Picket Fence. Then I started highlighting my elements. Then I finished it off by Distressing the Edge of my Tag with Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inkpad - Black Soot.

As for my embellishments I used Tim Holtz Idealogy - Film Strip, Spinners, Pen Nibs, And Compass Coin. Cut out a Sizzix Tim Holtz Die - Bird in a branch and just used the branch out of it and I colored it with Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Paint - Vintage Photo, I also added some texture on it using a dimensional pen. I used 3 flowers from my personal stash and colored them with Ranger Tim Holtz

Distress Spray - Mermaid Lagoon, Fired Brick, Fossilized Amber & Abandoned Coral. I also pulled out a ribbon, paper leaf. embellishment and a clay butterfly from my personal stash. I colored and put all the elements together. And there goes my July tag.

Hope you all enjoy it! Thanks!