CHOOSE HAPPINESS

Hi!

I have a very Bo Bunny day today :)
We all can hop too!

I have my small OTP project on their blog /sneak peek below/ but while creating it I just had to make another one using over and over lovely Elegant Border die. 

Since we cooperate this week with Scrapbook Adhesives 3L I aslo used several products from them.

This  page was create because I had fun with this project, you can find out more about it on Bo Bunny blog today.

If you are interested in the process here is several photos I took during one nice Spring morning.

First I created background with gesso and couple stencils.

Then I cut several pieces with Elegant Border die.

Now it's time to show you a great product by 3L!

3D Foam Squares - Black, Regular

I used many of these while layering papers around my photo. So nice and easy  to work with squares! 

Next step - adding my elements on the page.

I wanted to show you what I used to glue it all down, another product by Scrapbook Adhesives 3L. Looks like I am hooked on all their products!

E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips - Refillable

One more chipboard, couple brads and strips of washi tape and my page was ready for photo!

Thank you so much for looking, I hope I inspired you a little today. Remember to visit Bo Bunny and 3L blogs to see more creations!

Ups, I almost forgot and had to add this photo, I have a small Candy for somebody who will hop with us, very cute chipboards by Bo Bunny!

Next stop -BO BUNNY BLOG

Please remember to visit my friend Solange !

Blue card and Magenta Blog Hop

Welcome to a week of inspiration and creativity with the Magenta Design Team! We are excited to share with you our latest collection and of course our artists are here to share their techniques with you, just hop to their blogs to learn more about their creations!

Vous êtes invités à une semaine d’inspiration et de créativité avec la Design Team Magenta! Nous sommes heureux de partager avec vous notre dernière collection et bien entendu nos artistes sont là pour partager avec vous leurs techniques, suivez les liens vers leurs blogues pour en apprendre plus sur leurs créations.

This is my card made for a Hop using new stamps and stencils.

You can check other projects on Magenta's blog HERE 

  Here are the prizes you could win:

Voici les prix que vous pourriez gagner:

Each day we will feature projects created by our design team – simply visit their blogs and leave a comment on each post by midnight EST (GMT-5) November 9th.  We will randomly select two different blogs from the five days, then randomly draw one commenter from each blog as the winner.

Chaque jour nous présenterons des projets créés par notre Design Team - visitez leurs blogues et laissez un commentaire sur chacun avant minuit le 9 novembre, heure de l’est (GMT-5). Nous choisirons au hasard deux blogues Durant les cinq jours et tirerons un commentaire de chacun des blogues pour déterminer les gagnant(e)s.

Yellow card and Magenta Blog Hop

Welcome to a week of inspiration and creativity with the Magenta Design Team! We are excited to share with you our latest collection and of course our artists are here to share their techniques with you, just hop to their blogs to learn more about their creations!

Vous êtes invités à une semaine d’inspiration et de créativité avec la Design Team Magenta! Nous sommes heureux de partager avec vous notre dernière collection et bien entendu nos artistes sont là pour partager avec vous leurs techniques, suivez les liens vers leurs blogues pour en apprendre plus sur leurs créations.

This is my card made for a Hop using new stamps and stencils.

You can check other projects on Magenta's blog HERE

 

  Here are the prizes you could win:

Voici les prix que vous pourriez gagner:

Each day we will feature projects created by our design team – simply visit their blogs and leave a comment on each post by midnight EST (GMT-5) November 9th.  We will randomly select two different blogs from the five days, then randomly draw one commenter from each blog as the winner.

Chaque jour nous présenterons des projets créés par notre Design Team - visitez leurs blogues et laissez un commentaire sur chacun avant minuit le 9 novembre, heure de l’est (GMT-5). Nous choisirons au hasard deux blogues Durant les cinq jours et tirerons un commentaire de chacun des blogues pour déterminer les gagnant(e)s.

Blog Hop - collaboration between IMAGINE Crafts and Magenta Rubber Stamps

 Welcome to a week of fantastic collaboration between IMAGINE Crafts and Magenta Rubber Stamps! Both companies are excited to share with you their products, from the latest inks from IMAGINE Crafts to the newest Fall and Holiday stamp releases from Magenta.    

As you know blog hops are fun and I hope you will like this one!

 I will admit it was so cool to mix Magenta and Imagine Crafts products and create cards for this Hop! This is my second card /the one before I posted on the 15th/

   

 

Prizes galore for participating in the Blog Hop this week!

IMAGINE Crafts and Magenta are offering a total of three different prizes this week as part of this Blog Hop. These prizes include IMAGINE Crafts' irRESISTible Texture Spray, irRESISTible Pico Embellisher, Delicata Shimmery Silver and Golden Glitz AND some of the newest releases from Magenta. Take a moment to visit the other featured artists' blogs listed below and leave a comment on their posts by midnight PST September 21st. Three winners will be randomly selected from three different blogs from the seven days of the Hop, with one commenter from each blog draw as the winner.

Next stop"

Penny Ward

Sharon Morrison

Mariëtte van Leeuwen

 

Helène Métivier

 

Cassandra DeGrace

 

 

Blog Hop Hint – if you click on a link that takes you to a page saying something like, “Sorry this page cannot be found,” just click on the header at the top of the blog (usually a picture, or the blog’s name), and it will take you to that blog’s most recent post. That post *should* be our hop. If not, you can probably scroll down a short way to find the hop post.

Have fun!!! 

Blog Hop - collaboration between IMAGINE Crafts and Magenta day 1

 Welcome to a week of fantastic collaboration between IMAGINE Crafts and Magenta ! Both companies are excited to share with you their products, from the latest inks from IMAGINE Crafts to the newest Fall and Holiday stamp releases from Magenta.    

 I created simple but very shiny :) card using stamps and chipboard from Magenta and several products from
IMAGINE Crafts.

   

Prizes galore for participating in the Blog Hop this week!

IMAGINE Crafts and Magenta are offering a total of three different prizes this week as part of this Blog Hop. These prizes include IMAGINE Crafts' irRESISTible Texture Spray, irRESISTible Pico Embellisher, Delicata Shimmery Silver and Golden Glitz AND some of the newest releases from Magenta. Take a moment to visit the other featured artists' blogs listed below and leave a comment on their posts by midnight PST September 21st. Three will be randomly selected from three different blogs from the seven days of the Hop, with one commenter from each blog draw as the winner.  

 

Presenting the other featured projects for today:

 

Kazuko Kocho
http://kazukoko.blogspot.com/2014/09/imagine-craftstsukineko-magenta-blog-hop.html

Sylvia Blum
http://www.sylviablum.com/2014/09/imagine-crafts-tsukineko-magenta-blog.html

Agnieszka Bellaidea
http://bellaideascrapology.blogspot.ca

Dianne Johnson
http://backporchatolympia.blogspot.ca

Josée Gingras
http://lemerveilleuxmondedejosee.blogspot.ca

Kazuko Kocho

 

Sylvia Blum

 

 

Dianne Johnson

 

Josée Gingras

 

Bianca van Noort

 

Blog Hop Hint – if you click on a link that takes you to a page saying something like, “Sorry this page cannot be found,” just click on the header at the top of the blog (usually a picture, or the blog’s name), and it will take you to that blog’s most recent post. That post *should* be our hop. If not, you can probably scroll down a short way to find the hop post.

Fun Blog Hop with 4 friends

My friend Helen invited me couple weeks ago to participate in this fun Blog Hop.
I know Helen almost as long as I am involved in scrapbooking. She is a very nice, talented and well organized person. I regret we did not know each other when I was in SA. We were / are on several team together and we really like to cooperate. Trust and respect are a great base for an internet friendship!
I hope to visit her one day.
Blog Hop
I think it's a fun idea but I was trying to keep my thoughts short so you don't get bored!

1.  What are you working on right now?

I like to work in advance and designing for several producers means for me to be on time - always.
I like to take time when creating a page so I look at photos, play with papers before I even start anything. Having my projects ready weeks or even months before gives me a chance not to rush,take good photos and make my post ready . I have already some projects for August finished, right now I am working on 3 projects for 13 arts for August and September,  September's projects for Scrap 365  and  SATW, 3 cards for Magenta and 2 projects for Canvas Corp for July - August.

I also like to paint chairs, tables and desks and have several projects  started.

2.  When and how did you start papercrafting?

Several yer ago I was busy with Christmas cards with my children and while looking for some new things I saw a place in the internet shop "scrapbooking", it's when it's all started...
I was buying so many things without knowing what is my style, what I like and what I really want.
No I am VERY picky :)
3.  What do you like to make an how does your creative process work?

Anytime you would visit me in my studio you will see several projects started in different stages of the creative process.Pages, Canvases, cards, furniture..
I really like to work on the backgrounds so there are pages with gesso/mists/stencils work, chipboards painted with gesso, all of them have photos near by because ALWAYS my process starts from a single photo. 
Sometimes I teach in my LSS and when I see instruction about making couple pages and using 15 photos I feel strange...Why would I want to use 6 photos on 1 page? I still keep photos in albums so I use only special photos on my pages, the ones I really like /well, some of them, I like too many :)/
4.  How do I stay inspired?

Children, traveling, photos, children, traveling, photos...


5.  Where do you work on your projects?

I am very lucky to have my own mini studio where I can keep my stuff and create. I have plenty of space for papers - you can see it on my photo above. Every company I design for have a special place for papers and more, I keep it all separated.
Right now I started a process of reduction and will create several kits for classes and also for sale.

I don't sit when I create so I find this space on the countertop, next to the sink. I try to keep there only basic stuff /" I wish" sounds better then" I try", well, looks like the basic for me it's more then a basic /.
At least I keep there only 1 project at the time, rotation is constatnt.

The rules of the hop

It's time for me to "tag" my 3 friends.

I have so many talented friends but I have to admit there is only one I love to ...scrap with :)
We had some all day scrapping sessions and I loved every minute of it.
We had some similar dreams and by now she is very successful with her company - 13 arts and I support her as much I can.
I don't have to tell you she is very talented and has a huge heart - you must to know AIDA!

I have a new friend for some time already and I had so much fun with her working on Inkido team, she is sweet and talented, I wish all her dreams to come true and I do believe we will see each other , maybe in Brazil? :)
Please visit HERA

There is a person who adds magic while making cards. I admire her work for a long time , what a sweet and humble person she is!
Please visit SABRINA!

Thank you again Helen!

BoBunny Design Team Blog Hop

Hi!
Today our DT at Bo Bunny holds a Blog Hop!
Several designer will share a new project with Autumn Song and ...some more.
 On the BoBunny Blog, you will find a question for each designer. As you hop along to each of the designers blogs, collect the correct answer to each of the questions.  After you have visited all of the designers blogs, email all of the correct answers to thebobunnyblog@gmail.com. One lucky winner will be randomly selected from all of the correct answers to receive this amazing BoBunny prize package from the Autumn Song collection which includes patterned papers, stickers, embellishments and a mini album!!!
 I have to tell you I am not a big fun of Autumn. Every year I am sad the Summer is over. I miss living in South Africa with 11 months of Summer, sandals, dresses and garden partys. My children want to move to Australia so maybe there is a chance for me too? :)
The very few things I like about Autumn are nice fresh fruits, apples like Pink Lady,  walks on the beach with a nice weather and mushrooms hunting.
Anything else about me?
My golden rule?
Get inspired by everyone, but follow nobody. I always try to find inspiration around me.  I admire old things like doors, castles, frames, etc. I love nature so the Baltic beaches, African bushes and color of the water in Mexico or sky in Italy are important to me. I love fashion and therefore the texture of new shoes or  bag can be transformed on my canvas. The biggest inspiration of all are my children. Wherever we go I take a lot of photos. I tent to try to pause the moment to have the memory of it in the form of a photo. Sometimes I buy a dress because I know it will look good on photos:). It's why my Girl has so many dresses.
I like to plan my projects but I also can get carry away very easy. I hardly can find any harmony in my projects. I would even say there is more chaos then I intend to make. I am very fussy about colors. I can create with many of them or just create monochromatic pages . I always try to match colors from the photo with my papers or mists. But then every now and again when I want to I just change the colors …on my photos.Or invent a new mist :).
I like to stitch on my pages and I love to use mists and masks.
I am working on several project at the same time. Some of them are DT work and I enjoy them a lot, some of them I start without knowing where will I go with them. Every now and again they are published in the scrapbooking magazines what is always a Big Thing for me.
Thanks to scrapbooking I have many new friends and I am very proud to know some of them personly.
I am always alone when I scrap and I hope to have more classes in the future to hang out with new scrapfriends.
I had so much fun last last weekend at Scrapfest and have new friends already.

I made my project with Autumn Song collection and I have to admit even my not favorites colors looks good all together here.
Photo I used was taken by Alex Maxim.

 

 

BoBunny Supplies  

Patterned Paper: Sunflower, Song Melody, Song Amber, Song Notes / Autumn Song

Stickers:Autumn Song Stickers, Autumn Song Dimencional Stickers,  Autumn Song Combo Stickers/ Autumn Song

Noteworthy: Autumn Song

Jewels: Autumn Song

Trinkets: Autumn Song,

Chipboard:Autumn Song 12x12, Autumn Song Layered Chipboard, 

Stamps: Autumn Song,

Blossoms: Clover Pansy, Harvest Orange Bouquet,

Doilies:6.5 medium

Kraft: Kraft Wood Keys & Butterflies, Kraft Burlap Pleated Lace,

Jewel Fluorishes: Chocolate Jewels

Next time I will show you a project this THIS collection from Bo Bunny!
Now it's time to visit a next DT girl,Amy Voorthuis ,  I hope you know the Hop order?
Have fun!

BoBunny

Agnieszka Bellaidea - you are here
 
Amy Voorthuis

Bernii Miller

Denise Van Deventer

Evgenia Petzer

BoBunny

BLOG HOP for Mixed Media fans with Creating Keepsakes!

*** this way to my new Bo Bunny project***

Photo by Alex Maxim

Welcome to my humble blog!

I am very happy I can share with you today not only a small part of one from two projects  published in the last issue of Mixed Media Scrapbooking volume 2 from Creating Keepsakes Special Issue but I can aslo invite you for a Blog Hop!
If you came here from Kim Watson's blog you are on the way, if not please start from visiting Liz Hicks 
or just look ar the list below and visit us as you wish:)

 We all will be sharing fragments of our projects , we will prise on each others work and I know you will be very happy to find out Creating Keepsakes special issues will still be available in print!

If you regulary buy issues of CK you know what to expect but THIS Special Issue is full of fantastic projects and many tips and tricks how to create mixed media projects.
 You will like to see plenty of step-by-step tutorials, quick ideas you can use in minutes, and colorful photos, you'll feel confident in trying new materials and mediums on your layouts.

I had some fun with chipboards and you will see the stages how to archive  results of the rusty golden title of mine.

My second project based on Studio 75 papers and Magenta stamps and stencils and Inkido stamps incorporated also a fabric.

My friends will show you so much more there!
I ca not wait to get my issue in the mail!

This is a list of who you can visit today;

Liz Hicks

Stacy Cohen

Kim Watson

AgnieszkaBellaidea - you are here now!

 Susan Weckesser

Angela Magnuson

LayleKonkar

Stephanie Ackerman

Sherry Mendoza

Ashley Harris


Courtney Walsh

Jump to the NEXT blog and visit Susan!
Ups, I almost forgot!
Did you see who had a Hop before us?

Marion Smith

Sharon Laakkonen

Terri Anderson

Candy Rosenberg

Liz Hicks

Noel Culbertson

Ronda Palazzari

Angela Magnuson