Monthly Archives: August 2009

Aug 28

Simplicity does not mean boredom

Isn’t this so true?
That’s why I get constantly amazed by the beautiful creations of some SU! demonstrators. They must keep things simple so they don’t force their clients into a 2-hour marathon with a single card, yet they’re very well aware that fine craftsmanship along with a good choice of materials can do magic.
Why do I mention this? Because I like challenges of this sort, that keep my love for excessive matting and embellies on a tight leash. I imagine that creating a simple card can be a real challenge for many a cardmaker. And thus I’m really curious what the other participants in the White Space challenge over at 365 Cards will come up with.
Here’s what I did with the sketch:

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The lower ribbon shimmers in the light, because it’s a gorgeous, soft velour. The other ribbon has a raised velour pattern too. They belong to a lovely set of 5 ribbons that I accidentally stumbled upon in a cheapie shop the other day, and didn’t have a chance to use before :)

Thanks for looking, happy crafting!
Chupa xx

Aug 28

Happy b-day pink gurl!

I have no idea who that pink gurl is yet lol, but I’m pretty sure there’s no shortage of teens with a special love for pink in this world 😛
One thing that I’m sure of is that my last creation is definitely going to go to someone special, as I spent a long time this evening fiddling with it 😉
Here it is:

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The card in a more detailed view:

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Here’s how the tag looks like:
(I made it from the leftover cutout of the bag handle - nothing gets wasted in Chupa’s studio lol)

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And here’s how I finished the back:

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I created this set to suit Sketch 29 at Card Patterns. DT girls all resigned from making cards this week, and designed some cute gift/treat bags instead. The players are, however, allowed to use the sketch to create a card, but I was so inspired by the team, that I decided to make a gift set with a bag too.
Also, I mentioned before that I recently found a marvelous challenge blog called Caardvarks, and already entered their recent challenge. This is my second go for it. Why? It’s the delicious colour set that they gave us: black, white and hot pink. It’s a very expressive combo, and very nice to work with. And so I did it again :)

Hope you liked it, thank you for peeping in and all your lovely comments!
Chupa xx

Aug 28

Double the fun

Finally… after the first, not-so-fortunate attempt to create a card with the sketch from Mojo Monday Week 101, I made it this time :) Moreover, I’m very happy with the result!
I merged it with the challenge called “Ruby, Cream and Gold” at Colour Create. I really like their colour choices - the last one was so stylish, and so is this one!
I decided on a classic Christmas card - aren’t the given colours just perfect for this theme?

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Apart from the “old gold” colours appearing on the trees and the mat, there is also a golden ribbon, and the snowflake is glittered. It shimmers beautifully :)

I liked the colours so much, that I wanted to give them another chance, but in a different style.
I remembered how nice it was to work with the vintage card yesterday, and also it bugged me that I never manage to apply a satisfying dose of shabbiness to emphasize the theme… I’d usually end up with a neat finish, which is fine, but not necessarily for retro and vintage.
So… I challenged myself, and I guess I can see some improvement now lol.
So, here’s my second entry for Colour Create’s challenge 26. Since it’s purposely vintage, it will also qualify for another entry in 365 Cards’ “Going Vintage” challenge:
Oh my… =P

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Hope you find them inspiring!
Thanks for stopping by,
Chupa xx

Aug 27

Vintage pastels

The very fresh new challenge at 365 Cards is called “Going Vintage”. Now, vintage is the word that makes Chupa’s heart beat faster 😛 How could I possibly resist?
I have just created this card:

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For some the DPs and the image might ring the bell, for not too long ago I designed a set of cards featuring both (the image is from the same gorgeous set, but it’s not the exact one). Usually I’d let the stuff that I use “cool down” for a little while and use something else instead, but they were just perfect for the colour combo proposed this week by the Color Throwdown team: bashful blue, certainly celery and positively pink. It would be hard for me to find some papers that match their choice better.
I also made use of sketch #22, which is the theme of the recent challenge given by the Papertake Weekly Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, happy crafting!
Chupa xx

Aug 27

A game of checkers anyone?

I have made a similar card not so long ago… and I had a hard choice choosing the DPs to use, since I had a few yummy combinations in mind. No wonder the “Checkerboard Background” challenge from 365 Cards instantly brought my attention 😉
The requirement is to either use the paper with such design, or create one oneself. I chose the second option:

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I just love these doodly flowers :)
Ah, the two brown “tiles” on the far left appear much darker, but they’re the same colour as all the rest. I took the photo from the wrong angle, so that the distribution of the light is incorrect… oh well 😉
Hope you enjoy, and thanks for looking!
Chupa xx

Aug 27

A b-day card for a chook lover :)

Just how many challenges can one possibly incorporate into a single card?
Let me count… will four do? 😛
It’s nasty, lol I know I shouldn’t do it… but as soon as I saw some of the tasks given to us this week on various blogs, I had this card in my mind immediately. Actually I could add one more to the list with this one, but I decided that four is far enough already 😀
Here it is:

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So which challenges I’ve got ticked with this one?
- Laura’s sketch 33 from 2 Sketches 4 You. I altered it a bit, as I’d usually do 😉
- Challenge #30 called The Farm, hosted by Crafty Creations, which is about including anything inspired by the farm in the project. I assumed that a my chook would fit nicely :)
- Paper Piecing challenge over at Scrappy Frogs. This is going to be my second entry (see my turtle card for the 1st one), but as I stated already, I’ve never tried this technique before, and since I got hooked at the spot, I felt like I need to try it one more time…
- and lastly, “It’s a Flower, But It’s Not!” challenge at Paper Blooms, which is about using a flower in the way we wouldn’t normally do. I loved the DT samples, they inspired me greatly!
Now, you’re probably wondering where the said flower is?
Take a look at this close-up:

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I used the crocheted flower for both the comb and wattle of my lil’ chick =) Can you see it?
Hope you like my card, as I had so much fun creating it!

And just to finish this post nicely, I’d like to share some wonderful news with you:

Firstly, my baby has been in breech position for the last couple of weeks, which was making me sad as I hoped to avoid Caesarian section by any means, and today I found out that she turned head down! YAY!! Chupa mummy is going to have a natural birth! (about 3 weeks now) =D

Secondly, I am this week’s featured artist on Paper Blooms! How cool is that?!
Their Design Team apparently liked my cotton buds holder lol!
THANK YOU WHOLEHEARTEDLY GIRLS!!!

Thank you for peeping in, happy crafting!
Chupa xx

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