Happy New Year everyone!




Božična zvezda pač ne sme manjkati ob prihajajočih praznikih. Žal meni doma nobena ne zdrži dolgo, kaj šele da bi učakala naslednje novo leto. Zato jih ne kupujem več. Pa ne zato, ker bi se mi zdele predrage, ampak ker je meni hudo za vsako rožco, ki pri meni tako hitro učaka konec. Zato sem si začela kupovati kaktuse :-). Na tej voščilnici sem za osrednji rdeč cvet uporabila motiv nadarjene blogerke Beccy. V ozadju pa je uporabljena nova štampiljka Stampabilities vintage poinsettia. Malo embosing prahu, distres blazinic, nekaj ProMarkerjev, stara zaloga papirja in nastalo je tole.
Christmas poinsettia should not miss the upcoming holidays. Unfortunately, at my home will not sustain any long. Therefore, I don’t buying them any more. But not because I deemed too expensive, but because I am so sad when any flower with me so quickly ends. So I started buying cactus. :-) On this card I used red poinsettia motif talented blogger Beccy. For background I use new rubber stamp Stampabilities vintage poinsettia. Little embossing powder, distress inks, some ProMarkers, old papers, and this is a result.






Ugotovitev mojstra: na določenem mestu se pri obračanju srečata določen mali in veliki zobnik in se malenkost zatakneta. Verjetno je tudi ročica za eno malenkost zvita. Zobnike je malo podmazal z mastjo, da se bo lažje vrtelo in ponovno sestavil. 
Dokler bo, pač bo. Očitno sem kdaj pretiravala z debelino papirja (več plasti, kot pa jih je Sizzix zmožnen pohrustati). Zato tega raje ne počnite, naj vam bo to v poduk. Za uspešno delo pa si je mojster prislužil sladko nagrado.
No, mogoče se kateri od vas zdi tole že malo pozno za začetek izdelave novoletnih čestitk, a za mene je to pravi uspeh, da prve izdelam že v novembru. Izdelala sem jih delno s pomočjo Jennifer McGuire, ki je tudi letos pripravila super predstavitev nekaterih tehnik. Tako mi je všeč tole "packanje" z Distress inki, da bo tole zelo številčna serija. Trenutno imam narejenih že 26.
For most of you, this is a bit late to start making cards for holidays, but for me it is a real successTale čestitka mi je bila pa res pravi izziv! Jaya me je prosila, če bi lahko naredila čestitko, ki bi jo predstavila kot inspiracijo ob njenem izzivu: Indian Ethnic challenge. Priznam, da Indijo premalo poznam, vsaj kar se tiče običajev. Odločila sem se narediti čestitko ob prazniku Diwali. Malo sem pobrskala po internetu in ugotovila, da je to en zelo lep praznik! Diwali je pet dnevni Hindujski festival, ki slavi zmago dobrega nad zlom. To je tudi festival luči, saj v znak zmage nad zlom prižigajo male glinene lučke, napolnjene z oljem, imenovane diyas. Te sem upodobila tudi jaz na tej čestitki in sicer v pick point tehniki. Zelo sem počaščena, da sem lahko naredila čestitko ob tej priložnosti. Namenjena je vsem, ki praznujete ta lep praznik!
Doing this card was really a challenge! Jaya asked me if I could make a card that would be presented as an inspiration on Indian Ethnic challenge. I confess that I do not know India very well, and certainly not traditions. I decided to make a card for the festival Diwali. I am a bit look on the internet and discovered that this is a very nice festival! Diwali is a five-day Hindu festival which celebrates the victory of good over evil. This is a festival of lights, as a sign of victory over evil light a small clay lamps filled with oil, called diyas. These I'm portrayed on this card in pick-point technique. I am very honored that I could make a card on that occasion. It is intended for all who celebrate this beautiful feast!
I played a little with a thread and intertwined with each other. Maybe I could use some darker color, not white. Well, in any other experiment. I wish you a nice Sunday!

A few days ago I got a request for a wedding card. I admit that I have not made them for this opportunity. This is my first. I spent a lot of time that I decided, in what colors will be. Than I have again "black hole". Layout and design I chose at least one hour again. Well, this is the result. I like the final product, as well as customer (but what the bride says I do not know yet).
For such an occasion is needed to make a little more special envelope. Such manufactures Bojamoja who got the idea from Anita. I looked to the both blogs, and create this envelope.