Embossing please!

Update: This card received the "Honorable Gnome" title!! I'm so so happy! thanks!! :)

Hi there! My week was super busy but yesterday I found some time to make a card and I challenged myself with a new technique..! 
Here's what I created..

I love the dry embossing effect on a card! I think it's amazing, because it's clean and elegant! But I only have an embossing folder.. yeah the sample I found in the Big Shoot package and i don't know why but i didn't gave it  much attention ever .. But lately i saw lots and lots of cards made with the dry emboss technique and I decided to create my own embossing design with some Lawn fawn dies! :)

Here are some details.. hope you can se clearly the embossing through these pictures..!

I didn't follow any tutorial because i don't have any silicon rubber or other supplies.. I just make some different "sandwiches options" with my Big Shoot platform, my plates, some paper and lots of paper towels! Yeah! They are my embossing secret! ahah! :)

If you like to try too.. here's what i did!

I opened my platform to the TAB1, i positioned a simple piece of cardstock on it and then i put on it my first plate. 

Then I took 3 paper towels, I opened them and folded them in half for three times and i stacked them up on my plate. Then I put my card on top, i positioned all the the dies and closed my sandwich with the other plate.

I runned it through my cutting machine back and forth twice and the embossing was done!

Then I finished my card stamping the coordinate stamps with some happy colors to make this technique pop on my project!

I did the same with the alphabet dies to embossing my sentiment! :)

And since these are super rainy days here in my town here's an happy embossed cloud! ihih! :)

I hope you really like my project! If you like the embossing technique please let me know all your secrets and tips for best results with a comment below! :)
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Thank you so so much for stopping by today! Have an amazing week end! 

franci :)

Decorate your notebook!

Update: This card received the "Honorable Gnome" title!! I'm so so happy! thanks!! :)

Happy saturday friends! 

Yesterday i received a super happy mail from a super sweet crafty friend of mine.. Heidi! She send me an handmade card, a letter and this adorable otter stamp by Lawn Fawn! I was so happy.. i don't think she knows but otters are my favourite animals, here in Italy they are very very very rare, i saw them for the first time in a nature reserve when i was a little girl and i fell in love! So i have to stamp and color all my cuties ... here's what i created... and thank you so so sooo much Heidi :)

I always look for some cute stationary during the summer sale in my town and i recently bought a super simple notebook with these cute light blue pages at the beginning.. and i decide to decorate it! 

At school basically all the teachers want the notebook covers to be some specific colors and all the same for all pupils that's why i decorated the inside pages!

I stamped three otters and i thought it was cute make them carrying some school accessories.. so I combined this set with an older LF stamp set called "Science of love". I want this notebook to be super girly so i decided to use soft and baby colors to make everything pretty and sweet!

Here are some details ..

I cutted their paws following the black line with a cutter to make them really carrying their objects! I love the "Science of love" stamp set so much! It's a valentine's day/ love themed one, but with all these cute images you can use it lots and lots of times for any occasions! 

If you are interested.. these are the copics that i used for this otter and the ampoule: C5, C3, R20, BG000 and the colorless blender.

I love this calculator..isn't it so cute?! I added some details on my otter this time.. i drew some eyelashes and some whiskers with a black marker..and i don't have a memento black marker so i waited all my copic were completely dry on my cardstock and i used a very light touch. 

I used W3, W1, R20 for the otter and BG000, W3, R20 and the coorless blender for the calculator.

Finally for this otter i used E37, E33, R20 and for the book W3,W1, R20 and the colorless blender.

I just drew super small whiskers here to try to make each otter original and unique!

Challenges: 

 

Hope you like my project and thank you so much for stopping by today! 

Have an amazing week end! :)

franci

Happy Birthday tag featuring Ellen Hutson!

Happy Wednesday friends! 
Today i'm playing with the cute little hippo by EH to create a pretty tag..!

... i couldn't resist! I dressed him up with a super cozy sweater!! ihih!! :)

And he's soooo cute! :) I love it! 

And i'm super excited also because i found these original marshmallow made in the USA!! :)

We don't roast them .. here in Italy are considered just like all the other candies.. but i'm looking for some original recipes to try them! Please let me know your favourite in a comment below :)

Challenges: 

Ellen Hutson Pin-Sights Challenge

              

Hope you like it and thank you so much for stopping by today! 

franci :)

Fly away with me - a card featuring Lawn Fawn!

Update: This card received the "Top Mow-It-All" title! I'm so happy! thanks!! :)

Hi there and happy sunday! 
Today I have a super fun card to show you ...

I had so much fun creating this baby-card!

Challenge: 

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by today! 

franci :)

Happy penguins!

Happy saturday friends!! :)
In this super hot day the penguins are back ..  with a super fun-lovely card! :)

I love creating everyday card with Christmas / Winter stamps so when I saw this is the theme for the new MakeTheDaySpecial Challenge at their blog... well... i had to create a card!! :)
So these festive penguins are now back in a whimsical and happy card !
Hope you like it :)
Challenges: 

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

Have an amazing week-end! 

franci :)

Happy 10th Blogiversary Jenn! :)

Hi there!
Today i'm super happy to celebrate Jenn with all of you!
Her blog " Creative Chick" is turning 10! Wooowooo! 10 colorfull, happy and beautiful years! :)

I still can't believe she asked me to join her trought this happy event, she is an amazing crafter and i'm soososoooo honored and happy to partecipate! 

Now.. just take a look at these amazing sponsors ...there will be lots and lots of prizes! 

Are you ready to celebrate with us?!

Let me explain how!

We all love Jenn's creations, she inspires us everyday with her beautiful projects so ... we ask you to CASE a card or a project from all Jenn's 10 years of blog posts and link up your project * here * for your chance to win some fabulous prizes from our lovely sponsors!

Here's what I created... :)

Isn't it soooo lovely?! ihih!! 

I had fun creating this cool blue and white pattern with my distress inks, a super cute heart stamp by Lawn Fawn and the white pigment ink from Simon Says Stamp. Then I drawn some yellow stripes with my copic marker and I added those cute and whimsmical party critters! I love that they are carryng their muffin and milk to celebrate! :)  

Here's a detail of my critters..

Then I die cut some polka dots pink paper by LF with a super cute border die from Pretty Pink Posh and finished my card with a little "thanks" label.

Thanks to Jenn to support me and included me in this happy celebration! :)

For my card I was inspired by this beautiful layout that she created some times ago..

Jenn created so many works of art that there are lots and lots of projects to choose from! 

Be sure to check out her * blog * for more information and if you want to see her creations all together just follow her on * Flickr * and * Pinterest * and you'll find your project to CASE! 

And remember to link up your project for your chanche to win! 

You will have until August 4th to partecipate and winner will be announced on Aug 7th!

I hope you like my card and thank you so so much for stopping by today! 

Oh.. and if you want to follow me too.. that would be awesome! :)

Challenges: 

         

 franci :)

It's friday.... be sweet :)

Hi there!! These weeks were super crazy! I was working on a super special and top secret project..ihih!
But here i am today to show you this cute tag I made with the lovely ME bears! :)

I love coloring with my copics, creating my own background and make some sweet tags!

I'll give this one with a little teddy bear! :) 

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Hope you like my tag and thank you so so much for stopping by today!

franci :)