RED EARRINGS

These are the matching earrings for the necklace below. Made with the same materials.
Also wanted to wish you a very Happy 2008 and thank you for visiting my blog.

Estos son los aretes que van a juego con el collar de abajo. Fueron hechos con los mismos materiales.
Tambien queria aprovechar y desearles un muy Feliz Año Nuevo 2008. Muchas gracias por visitar mi blog.

RED NECKLACE

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Here's another of my necklaces. It also has a pair of matching earrings. I used the tiger's tail thread, crimp beads and red and silver metal beads.

Aqui podran apreciar otro de mis collares. Tambien tiene un par de aretes que le van a juego. Use el hilo "tiger's tail", "crimp beads" y cuentas de metal rojo y plateado.

BRONZE METAL NECKLACE

This is one of my latest necklaces. I cut it it myself with a small saw, hammered it to give it texture,then wrapped the wire on the bottom and added beads. To make the necklace I used a leather cord, connectors and a clasp.


Este es uno de mis collares mas recientes. Lo corte yo misma con una pequeña sierra, usé un martillo para darle textura, luego envolví el alambre en el centro y le agregé las bolitas. Para hacer el collar use un cordón de cuero, conectores y un gancho.

CIELITA & ME

Here's another layout with "Cielita"; my pet in Peru. I used the Papermania Colossal papers (12x12) and spotty ones from the Citrus collection (8x8). I added cardstock to matt the picture and ribbon on the corners. I quilled and fringed the big blue flower and add some extra petals. I also used sequins the make the small flowers. I cut the letter from a stencil and embellish them with beads. Besides I added some blue felt the corner which I stitched mylself. Finally I added some alphabet dome stickers to complete the journaling and some embossed words to one side.

Aqui podran apreciar otra página con "Cielita" mi mascota en Perú. Use los papeles Colossal de Papermania de 12x12 y los de bolitas de la colección Citrus (8x8). Agregé cartulina para enmarcar la foto y cinta en los costados. La flor grande azul la hice con la tecnica de filigrana y le agrege petalos. También usé lentejuelas para hacer las flores pequeñas. Corté las letras con la ayuda de un stencil/molde y las adorné con perlitas. Además agregé franela azul en la esquina con costura zig zag que hice yo misma a mano. Finalmente añadí letras pegatinas y palabras en alto relieve para completar el journaling de esta página.

MACHU PICCHU

Another layout with a Peruvian place; this time is Machu Picchu in Cuzco. My husband went there about 4 years ago. For this page I use a template for the Peruvian map and also a template for the letters which were cut from a garden leaflet and green patterned paper. I also embellished the top by adding small brown squares and make it look like a stone wall.

Aqui podran ver otra pagina de un sitio peruano; esta vez es Machu Picchu en Cuzco. Mi esposo fue allá hace mas o menos 4 años. Para esta página usé un molde para el mapa del Perú y tambien use un molde para las letras que fueron cortadas de un volante de jardín y de papel verde. También decoré la parte superior con pequeños cuadrados marrones para que se asemeje a una pared de piedra.

PAPER ROSES

Here's and step by a step on how to make "Paper Roses" like the ones on my previous layout. You need stripes of paper any width - it also depends on how big or small you want your rose.
You can use quilling papers to make them too - I usually cut my own strips of paper from A4 size (usually 0.4cm or 0.3 mm wide and 20 cm long).


Este es un paso a paso de como hacer las "Rosas de Papel" como las de mi página de scrapbook anterior. Necesitas tiras de papel de cualquier ancho (tambien depende de
cuan grande o pequeña quieras hacer tu rosa). Puedes usar los paleles de filigrama para hacerlas también. Usualmente corot mis propias tiras de papel de hojas A4 (mayormente miden 0.4cm ó 3cm de ancho y 20 cm de largo)


Once you got the paper stripe start by making a little stick that will be the center of the flower as you can see in picture 1.


Una vez que tienes tu tira comienza por hacer un palito/tubito que serra el centro de la flor asi como prodras apreciar en la picture 1.

Picture 2



Then fold the paper as you can see in picture 2 and keep on folding and the paper around the stick trying to make a triangle as you can see on pictures 4, 5, 6 and 7.


Luego dobla el papel como prodras ver en picture 2 y sigue doblando el papel en torno al palito del centro tratando de hacer un triangulo como prodras ver en picture 4, 5, 6 y 7.


Picture 3


Picture 4


Picture 5


Picture 6


Picture 7


Picture 8


Once you've finished use some tacky glue to stick the end.


Una vez que has terminado utiliza cola/goma para pegar el extremo.


Picture 9


Picture 9 is the finish rose and the other picture is a side view of the rose. To get a different look on the rose do all the same process but at the end let it unravel a little and then stick the end.


En picture 9 podras apreciar la rosa terminada y la otra foto es de la vista de la rosa desde un costado. Para obtener un look distinto en esta rosa deja que se desenvuelva un poco y no este tan ajustada antes de pegar el extremo.

Side view

YOU & ME

I used K & Co Papers for this LO and framed the picture in a heart shape. I also added roses on the top and bottom. I made the roses myself from strips of white paper and colored them with chalks. I used templates to cut out the letter and added some pen lines around to make faux stiching.

Usé papeles de K & Co para este LO y lo enmarqué en un corazón. Tambien le agregé rosas en la parte superior e inferior. Las rosas las hice yo misma de tiras de papel blanco que coloreé con tizas. Usé moldes para las letras y les agregé lineas para que parezcan que estuvieran cosidas.

WHITE MACRAME BAG

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Close up to the middle desing



A bag I made for mum for the past Christmas.

Un bolso que hice para mamá en la navidad pasada

BEAR & ROBIN

I decoupaged this image and also added 3D gloss for more dimension. Merry Christmas!!!

Hice decoupage en esta tarjeta y tambien le agrege el brillo 3D para darle mas dimensión. Feliz Navidad!!!!!

PURPLE BAUBLES & BEADS

This one card I made from a magazine kit. I used the kit from "Let's make cards" from last year (issue 1) and added some of my bits and bobs like beads and little bows.

Esta es una tarjeta que hice de un kit de una revista. Usé el kit de "Let's make cards" del año pasado (primera edición) y le agregé algunos de mis sobrantes de papeles, perlitas y lazitos.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy Christmas and the best for the New Year 2008. Many thanks for visiting my blog and your kind comments. I really appreciate them. Thank you ladies!

Quisiera aprovechar esta oportunidad para desearles una muy feliz Navidad y lo mejor para el año nuevo 2008. Muchas gracias por visitar mi blog y sus comentarios tan positivos. Realmente los aprecio. Miles de Gracias!

PIMENTEL BEACH - PERU

This one of my favorite Layouts. It was taken in Summer time in Peru couple of years ago. I used the PaperMania Rub-ons and real shells to embellish this page.
Pimentel is the closest beach to Chiclayo city where I used to live.

Este es una de mis páginas favoritas. Fue tomada en tiempo de verano en Perú hace un par de años. Use los rub-ons de Papermania y caracolitos reales para adornar esta página. Pimentel es la playa mas cercana a la ciudad de Chiclayo donde solia vivir.

WHIMSICAL SNOWMAN

Here's another of my christmas cards featuring a snowman and beads. You can find the list of materiald used and step by step below.

Aqui esta otra de mis tarjetas navideñas caracterizada por un hombre de nieve y perlitas. La lista de materiales y las instrucciones del paso a paso estan debajo.

Materials

- Pink card
- White cardstock
- Pink mirri card
- Free background paper from Simply Cards & Papercraft
- Recycled silver cardstock from perfume
- Black Stazon
- Whispers permanent pens
- Ink It Up clear embossing pad
- Heritage clear embossing powder
- Anitas’s 3D paint glitter silver
- Bag it refill-snowflake plastic
- Light blue small brads
- Papermania Whimsical Snowman
- Let it snow wooden greeting
- Big silver snowflake
- White thread
- Assorted beads
- Heat gun
- Double sided tape
- Tiny blue star button from Craftime


Step by Step

1. Stamp the snowman with the black Stazon on white cardstock and colour it with the permanent pens and 3d paint in silver as seen on card. Let it dry for a few minutes.

2.Tap the clear embossing pad on the coloured snowman. Sprinkle the clear power and emboss it using the hear gun. Do this process for 4 times to get a shiny glaze. Trim to size.

3. Thread the snowflake and beads to the bottom of the snowman as seen on card. Tie it at the back and stick some double sided tape to secure it. Tie the tiny blue star and some more beads. To the left of the snowman and secure at the back with double sided tape.

4. Stick the embellished snowman to the recycled silver card. Matt and layer your pink card with the mirri card and background paper. Stick the snowman on top of the card.

5. Attach the plastic snowflake background with the tiny brads. Finally stick the “Let it snow” greeting with double sided tape.

MY BEDROOM IN PERU

I thought this picture was great to scrap and would remind me how my bedroom looked like while I was living with my parents in Peru. In this picture I'm wearing the formal clothes I used to wear when I taught at the institutes.

Pensé que esta foto era genial para ponerla en mi album de scrap y me recordaria como se veía mi cuarto cuando vivía con mis padres en Peru. En esta foto estoy usando el traje que me ponia cuando enseñaba en los institutos.

Here's a step by step

Materials
-PVA 22172 Anita's Tacky Glue 120 ml
-STI 5010 Removable adhesive roller
-ST1 4000 Stick it S/A 3D Foam Squares
-PMA 8720 (12x 12 inch) Card pack 20 sheets cream
-PMA 280 (12x 12inch)Colossal Print Pack 180 sheets
-XCU 909 XCUT Punch Flower Head Large
-XCU 928 XCUT Punch Leaf large
-XCU 885 XCUT Punch Round Corner
-XCUT Border Punch Flower
-XCU 954 XCUT Punch Flower head mini
-HRD 5052 Scissors all purpose 8 inch
-PMA7602Embellishment Bead Set
-STR 010 Anita Sticky Ribbon Thin assorted Metallics
-29000 Whispers Stroke Brush Marker caddy - 36 pieces
-CPT 01002 Glitter Glue 120 ml Dark Gold
-CPT 01011 Glitter Glue 120 ml orange
-STP 1054 Stamp Pad Pigment Gold
-PMA 1361 Assorted (8 X 8inch) Vellum pack 10 sheets Naturals
-50082 See D's Plain Jane Alphabet - 30 Stamps
-XCU 601 Rotary Trimmer 12 inch
Step by Step :
-Trim 2 strips of cream card stock and another strip wider and stick them to the yellow sheet.
-Punch 6 large flowers and 6 small ones from yellow paper. Punch another 16 large flowers and 5 small ones from vellum. Colour 5 large and small flowers with the orange marker. Punch 22 leaves from vellum and colour them with dark green.
-Mount each large flower as shown on the photo with foam squares. Glue a silver stone on each one and stick them to the border shown on the photo.
-Mat the picture with a yellow sheet and cream cardstock. Stick gold sticky ribbon the corners.
-Stamp "My Bedroom" using orange marker and gold pigment ink on the cream cardstock. Put glitter glue on each letter. Cut tiles for the letters "y,e,r,o". Cut around the other letters.
-Glue them as shown on the photo and put 3D foam on the letters "b,d,o,m".
-Punch 2 border flowers on vellum and glue it to a square cream card. Round the corners of vellum with the punch . Add orange glitter glue to the border and write some journaling on it. Clip it to one side of your photo.

WHITE SNOWFLAKE

I thought I would try some embossing this time for another of my Christmas cards. I stamped the snowflake with a clear pad on a white cardstock and embossed it using some white and sparkly embossing powder. I used chalks on the background so and ink on the edges. I mounted it on silver mirri cardstock and add some foam pads for a little of a 3D effect. For the card background I used purple cardstock, eyelets and big beads to one side.

Pense que probaria un poco de "embossing" esta vez en otra de mis tarjetas navideñas. Estampé mi sello de hojuela de nieve con un tampón transparente en cartulina blanca y hice el "embossing" usando el "polvito" para emboss en color blanco brillante y mi heat gun (pistola caliente). Usé tizas en el fondo de esta imagen y tambien tinta en los bordes. Lo monté sobre cartulina plateada brillante y le puse foamis para crear un poco de efecto 3D. Para el fondo de esta tarjeta usé cartulina morada, ojetes y perlas y piedritas grandes a uno de los lados.

BEAR & SNOWMAN

A card I decoupaged using some more images of the same bear and snowman. These were some cards I got on a sale at the begining of this year and thought would be be great for decoupage. I added the extra details like the snow, felt and wiggly eyes.

esta es una tarjeta en la que use la tecnica de decoupage usando mas imagenes del el mismo oso y hombre de nieve. Estas imagenes eran de tarjetas que compré al comienzo de este año en una oferta y pense que se verian genial si las usaba para decoupage. Ademas agregé los detalles extra como la nieve, franela y ojitos mobibles

BLUE MACRAME BAG

Another of my macrame bags made when I was in Peru. I used the plain knot to start it and continue the design with curl knot to make this pattern.

Otro de mis bolsos de macramé que hice cuando estaba en Peru. Use el nudo plano para comenzar y continue con el nudo ondeado para hacer este diseño.

BLUE CHRISTMAS TREE

Here's another christmas tree I made but this time I use a pipe cleaner. I also added some big beads to make it more sparkly and a silk bow at the top complete the look of my tree.
For the background I used blue felt,white and light-blue cardstock. To add texture to the white card I used the CuttleBug Circle embossing folder and chalked the ends. I also used some glittered paper I was able to recycle form a gift bag, a couple of star buttons and a greeting also recycle from another card.

Aqui esta otra de los arbolitos navideños que hice pero esta vez usé un limpiapipas. Tambien le agregé perlas grande para hacerlo mas brillante y un lazo de seda para completar el look de mi árbol.
Para el fondo use franela azul y cartulina blanca y celeste. Para añadirle textura a la cartulina blanca use el folder de CuttleBug de circulos y pusé tiza en los extremos. Tambien use papel con escarcha que pude reciclar de una bolsa de regalo, un par de botones de estrella y un saludito que reciclé de otra tarjeta

WHITE CHARMED NECKLACE

This is the necklace I made to match my sister's bracelet.

Este es el collar que hice para que vaya a juego con la pulsera de mi hermana.

WHITE CHARMED BRACELET

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A bracelet I made for my sister on my recent holiday to Peru. I added lots of nacar beads and metal ones. I used the round nose and flat nose pliers to make it.

Un brazalete que hice para mi hermana en mis recientes vaciones en Peru. Agregé varias piedritas de nacar y de metal. Para este proyecto use las tenazas de puntas redondas y plana.

HOT PAWS TAG ACCORDION BOOK

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Back

This a step by step I made of a little tag accordion book in which I put pictures of my lovely cat Hot Paws.

Este es un paso a paso que hice de un pequeño librito estilo acordeón en el que coloqué fotos de mi linda gata "Patitas Calientes"

Materials

* All My Memories Simple Sweet Juicy 8 panel Tag Accordion Book
* AMM Simple Sweet Juicy Morsels
* AMM green Bazzil cardstock
* AMM Simple Sweet Juicy Tag Accents
* AMM Simple Sweet Juicy Signature Accent
* AMM Simple Sweet Juicy Alphadots
* Pink cardstock
* Papermania Rub-ons Kitty Sentiments
* Assorted buttons in orange an pink
* Assorted ribbons
* Silk flowers and heart
* Gold wire
* Round nose pliers
* Hole punch
* Stapler
* Craft Planet pink glitter glue
* Xcut Shape Cutter
* Xcut Circle Template
* Herma Transfer glue dispenser
* Double sided tape
* Packing from the tag book



Step by Step

1. Using the small circle template and the shape cutter; cut your picture and stick it to the front of the tag accordion book using the Herma glue dispenser.


2. Spell the name “H t Paws” using AMM Simple Sweet Juicy Alphadots and stick them at the top and bottom as seen on the tag accordion book. Stick a silk flower between the letters “h” and “t”. The flower will replace the letter “o”


3. Rub the PM rub-on paw to one side and stick a pink button to the right side of the picture. Stick some ribbon at the top of the 1st tag panel. Make the heart shape by using the round nose pliers. Cut 18cm of the gold wire and loop both ends to create the ends of the heart. Loop the wire in the centre to create the loop at the base of the heart. Clip the heart at the top of the 1st panel of the tag accordion book.


4. Stick the other 3 pictures and add the rub- ons, buttons, flowers and morsels on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th panel. Tie some ribbon on the heart buttons and trim it off before sticking them. Add some pink glitter glue on the word “playful”. Staple some ribbon on the 2nd panel. Punch a hole on the 4th panel and tie some ribbons.


5. On the other side (pink side) stick 4 of the AMM Simple Sweet Juicy Tag Accents. Do some matting and layering on 2 of the pictures using the AMM Green Bazzil cardstock and stick them to the 5th and 6th panels. Stick a bow on the 6th panel and cut the “Simple Sweet Juicy” top of the packing. Matt it with the pink cardstock and stick it on this panel. Add the other 2 pictures to the 7th and 8th panels and embellish them using the rub-ons, silk heart, flowers and pink glitter glue.

CHRISTMAS CD & BEADS

I made this card from a clear CD cover, plastic stars from jewelry chain set, carstock from a CD case, clear stamps and beads. I stamped on the clear CB with black Stazon and colored the images with the Whispers pens. I added some beads to the plastic stars using fine wire (24 gauge). I used double sided tape to keep the stars in place and added musical peel-offs. I used the silver cardstock from a CD case as the background for this card and added glitter on the greeting.

Hice esta tarjeta de un protector de CD transparente, estrellas de plastico de un set de cadena, cartón de una cajita de CD, sellos claros y perlitas. Estampé en el protector claro de CD con Stazon negro y lo coloreé las imagenes con los plumones de Whispers. Agregé unas perlitas a las estrellas de plastico usando alambre fino (24 gauge). Use cinta peagatina doble para mantener a las estrellas en su lugat y añadí pegatinas musicales. Use el cartón plateado de la cajita de CD como fondo para esta tarjeta y agregé escarcha engomada al saludito.

I'M BACK!

Yes, I'm back to the UK and N. I. and this is my first post from home. Thank you to everyone for commenting on my projects during this past week. I want to thank you specially my Mexican friends Patty, Gaby and Maricarmen for always leaving lovely comments on my projects.


As requested I'm posting more pictures from my Holiday to Peru. Hope you enjoy having a look at them. I'm doing most of my unpacking today and have loads of thing to put back to place so I say bye for now.

Larcomar -Lima- Peru


My parents and brother Javier


Me in Larcomar-Miraflores-Lima


My sister Elena & Me


My friend Llermé and me


My parents Ramiro & Rosa and Us in Chiclayo


Me in Pimentel beach


In our special bench in Pimentel- Chiclayo


Typical Northen Peruvian Food - Cebiche & Tortita de Maiz


My parents and I in Santa Rosa Beach