Paper Talk With Samra

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Shabby Chic Lavender Birthday Card

Hello everyone,

I would like to share with you my latest make:

I used papers from Pion Design Scent of Lavender collection for the base and top layer. I used hot glue with silicone mold to create frame and that little bow above it. Thank you Pamellia for the tip! I added some purple microbead in the corner and a birthday sentiment printed out on a piece of vellum.

The shabby bow is sitting on top of tulle bow...

All the flowers were handmade by me :)

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:

Pion Design April Challenge Flowers of Provence with this gorgeous image:

Special Day Cards challenge #127 Birthday Card with Microbeads

Scraps 'n' Pieces April challenge Be Romantic with this gorgeous inspirational image:

The Scrappy Sketches challenge #10 with this beautiful sketch:

Allsorts Challenge #358 Purple Passion

Scrapki Wyzwaniowo Challege "Tulle"

I hope you enjoyed this post...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

UPDATE:

04/23/2016 I am thrilled to announce that my card was Top 5 at Special Day Cards challenge and I was also invited to participate in one of their challenges as a Guest Designer! YAY!!!

05/06/2016 My card was selected as one of the featured from April challenge at Scraps'n'Pieces!

05/17/2016 My card won the challenge at The Scrappy Sketches!!! YAY! And I was invited to be a Guest Designer for one of their challenges :)

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Vintage Style Masculine Graduation Card

Hello everyone,

This is going to be a very quick post, just to show you one of the cards I made today:

This is a card for a graduate of a school for 3D computer graphics for computer games and movies. I went with a camera and TH Lost and Found cardstock that has a movie themed vintage design.

I used a minimal amount of embellishment since I truly think that masculine cards should have that clean look.

I made an envelope for the card from TH Lost and Found 12 x 12 sheet and added a wax seal just to give it some extra vintage look. The seal is made with a pirate coin we got in San Diego "Pirate Store" while on vacation several years ago :) I used Vintage Photo distress ink on all pieces added to this card for some extra vintage feel...

I would love to enter this card into following challenges:

Frilly and Funkie "Boy oh Boy"

Paperminutes #429 Card for a Man

Emerald Creek Dares "Anything Goes"

I hope you enjoyed this post...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

UPDATE:

04/21/2016 Top 3 at Emeral Dreek Dares

04/25/2016 Winner of the Frilly and Funkie Boy oh Boy Challenge!!! I finally cracked that cookie!!!!

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Scrapy Land Challenge #39 Anything Goes

Hello everyone,

It is time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land Blog with Anything Goes theme, as long as you use dies that Scrapy Land Store carries...
Here is what I made for the challenge:

I used the Spellbinders embossing folder Shady Allure for my background...

The flowers were made using Spellbinders Rose Creation and Spellbinders D-Lites Blooms Three.I learned from Becca how to make these flowers. The flower arrangement with leaves from Impression Obsession was placed on a Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels Fourty Three die cut attached to the base with Spellbinders Moroccan Accents die cut.

Then when you flip it open you see the sentiment Sue Wilson Scripted Happy Birthday die cut.

The shabby bow was made with pink and white seam binding ribbon decorated with a jumbo pearl...

And I made a matching box for the card....

Now it is your turn to join our challenge at Scrapy Land Blog for a chance of winning $15 gift certificate to Scrapy Land Store!
Stop by Scrapy Land Blog and see what my amazingly talented team mates have made for this challenge inspiration!

I would like to enter my card into following challenges:

Really Reasonable Ribbon challenge #138 Flowers with Ribbon or Trim Theme

Word Art Wednesday #224 and #225

Crop Stop Linky Party #14

DL Art April Linky Challenge Anything Goes

I hope you enjoyed this post...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Anything But Cute April Challenge - Earth Day

Hello everyone,

I am hosting my last challenge over at Anything But Cute challenge blog as a part of their Design Team and I chose the theme of Earth Day. We have a gorgeous mood board to give you inspiration and design team creations to accompany it.

Here is my creation:

and here is the wonderful Earth Day mood board:

Please create a mixed media project inspired by the mood board and beauty of our planet. Please tell us what inspired you. Entries for this challenge can be echo friendly, or even recycled/upcycled items; or depiction of the sea, mountain, river, forest, flowery meadow...let's celebrate our planet!

Here are some of the process pictures:

This is what I used to create the flowers. The flowers were cut with Cricut Flower Shoppe and I actually ended up using hot glue instead of glossy accent since hot glue dries faster. The flower centers are just a hot glue covered with glitter.

Little house was treated with black paint and white crackle paint to give it the rustic look...

I used egg carton to simulate rock texture around the lake, which was made using a crinkled piece of blue cardstock and covered with glossy accent to get that shiny water-like look...

The starry sky background....

You can see the texture of the house and lake...

The shabby bow in multiple colors...

I would like to share a beautiful video from two talented musicians from Croatia - 2CELLOS that is showcasing the beauty of National Park Plitvica Lakes in Croatia...

....and couple pics of nature from my native country Bosnia & Herzegovina...

River Neretva running through town Mostar

Bosnian Pyramid :)

Mountain Jahorina

Well, I hope you get inspired and join my last challenge at Anything But Cute! Please check out what my team mates created for this challenge also!

I would like to enter my card into following challenges:

Craft Stamper Take it Make it April Challenge Spring Flowers

Creative Artiste Challenge #13 Anything Goes

Eclectic Ellapu challenge Spring Flowers / April Showers

Love to Create Anything Goes Mixed Media

I hope you enjoyed this post...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Vintage Easter Card

Hello everyone,

I would like to share with you an Easter card that I made for my next door neighbor:

For the first layer I used Pion Design paper from A Day in May collection (PD4404) and for the second layer I used Pion Design paper form Studio of Memories collection (PD1512)
Oh boy, was it hard to cut into those papers?!? They are just too pretty and precious!!!

I made the flowers from white cardstock and then painted them randomly with Antique Linen distress paint. The shabby bow was made using a chalk white seam binding ribbon.

The vintage Easter image was a free printable I found on Pinterest, but I altered the color finish and printed it in Sepia tones. Then I used Spellbinders Fleur de Elegance to die cut the image.

I would like to enter this card into following challenges:

Pion Design Challenge -March

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge: Easter

Double D challenge: Easter

DL ART Thankful Thursday Challenge #177 Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday Challenge Week 222-223 Anything Goes

Emerald Creek Dares Easter Parade

I hope you enjoyed this post...
Have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by...

UPDATE:
04/04/2016 Top 5 at Crafty Cardmakers and More...

04/07/2016 Top 3 at Emerald Creek Dares

Friday, March 25, 2016

Purple Shabby Butterflies Card

Hello everyone,

Just a quick post of a birthday card I made for a lady that loves anything with butterflies :)

For the base I used 7 dots Studio Soulmates collection 6" x 6" paper and I distressed the edges...

I cut out bunch of little butterflies in 4 different sizes and glued them to the base so that they look like they are just now landing onto this card...a couple of the butterflies landed onto the shabby purple bow. :)