MFT challenge 706

Here's my entry for this week (or is it month?) sketch challenge by MFT stamps.

-> I don't often post my cards to my blog so to make sure you don't miss anything, follow me on my Instagram account @mpcapistran_art

I don't usually work with sketches but this one made me think immediately of waves. And since I just came back from a wonderful trip to Florida, it  seemed obvious. :) 

I hope you like all the layers and the little bottle shaker. 

 I used 3 different blues for the waves and added one vellum layer.

I stamped on bristol paper and colored with Tombow markers and a paintbrush with a bit of water.

I added a piece of cork inside the shaker pouch. And for the sand I used left overs from a diamond painting I did + some sequins in pink and purple hues.

And I perched the little seagull on the bottle to guide the viewer's eye over there. Otherwise it could have been lost in all the other details.

I stamped my sentiment on the last wave. That wave was adhered with 3 layers of foam tape! 

I love how the vellum let the whole stamp show while adding different contrast.

Thanks for being here :)

Lunar New Year challenge card 2

 Here's my 2nd card made for the Lunar New Year challenge. I already know who I'm sending these to! :)

I always stamp 2 or more of the same image. This time I had 2 little Maneki-Neko cats to play with. I used the remnant of my first card to make the gold frae and added a long banner for the sentiment, stitched over a red satin ribbon. I like that both my cards although using the same elements look pretty different from each other. Which one is your favorite?! 

to know more about the challenge, check out this blog post: https://lunarnewyearchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/december-2024-lunar-new-year-challenge.html

Lunar New year Challenge card 1

 Hi everyone,

Here's my participation to the Lunar New Year challenge. 

For more details on the challenge check out:

https://lunarnewyearchallenge.blogspot.com/2024/12/december-2024-lunar-new-year-challenge.html

I hope you like my card!

Happy Canada Day!! - Video hop

Hi everyone! I'm happy to welcome you here again (this means that something big is happening!) :) 

Happy Canada Day! I’m joining a group of Crafty Canadian YouTubers and we’re celebrating this special day by featuring Canadian craft products and shops. A total of 16 shops and 2 Canadian papercraft magazines have generously sponsored today’s event and we’re giving away over $1300 in prizes! After you’ve finished watching my video, please leave a comment for your chance to win, and then click on the link in the description below the video for the next person in the hop.

Don't forget to follow me, that would be highly appreciated! <3

Read further before you join the hop!

This year I've discovered a new Canadian brand: Pigment Craft Co.

Check out their IG account to automatically fall in love with them!

It could also make you win 100$ in gift certificate since while we are video hopping, they are IG hopping!! Head there when you're done with our video hop. Their IG handle is: @pigmentcraftco

Here's my affiliate link to Pigment Craft Co if you want to shop there after the hop!! It won't cost you anymore and it will give me a little something so that I can continue to inspire you!

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A lot of our sponsors are also offering discount codes!! Find them at the end of this blog post and on  Emily's blog with the full list of prizes and participants:

https://leiphartonart.blogspot.com/2021/07/2nd-annual-canada-day-video-hop.html

YOU'LL FIND MY YOU TUBE VIDEO HERE:

https://youtu.be/HoQmkpY7h78

The more you comment, the higher your chances of winning. (Please indicate if you are in Canada or elsewhere as a few prizes are restricted to Canadian addresses only.) All of the giveaway details are on Emily’s blog. Comments close at 11:59pm EST on Sunday, July 11, 2021 and all winners will be announced on Saturday, July 17, 2021.

Have fun hoping, being inspired and shopping!! :D

And Happy Canada Day eh!

Marie

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Kutna Hora

I have another video up on my YouTube channel.

This layout is about the day we spent at Kutna Hora, in the Czech Republic, a city where there is a church decorated with with human bones!!

You can read more about Kutna Hora and it's churches here: https://www.amazingczechia.com/destinations/kutna-hora/

And reading this, I know that I owe my scrapbook a more accurate description of the town.

Here's the link to my Yout tube channel process video:

https://youtu.be/738KOE58Cf0

And here are some close ups of the details.

These vellum leaves and sequins are from my Pot Pourri collection and they are now 50%. 

I hope you get to scrap and treat yourself to some creative time! 

Stay safe and see you again soon!

Marie

First impressions of Prague

That conversation with Tiffany and Tracie (The Scrapgals) really made an impression on me! Here I am with my 2nd layout in 3 weeks (!!) that will make up my Prague album! I'm so excited!

One of my most vivid memory of us arriving in Prague is when after dropping all our things at the hotel and resting a little bit, we brought the girls to the main square in the city to show them OUR NEW HOME TOWN! 

This sight of Tyn church always gets me and moves me! Arielle's reaction was:

"Mom! Why are there so many people in my city?" Precious.

I always imagined that she already felt like home.

We wandered the streets and tried to find all the good things the girls would love:

The Prague candies at the Chocolate Museum.

The Trdelnik.

The street artists.

There are so many impressions when we travel, right? But when we move, we feel lost and we find ourselves looking for some good things to grasp. That's what my layout was all about. I'm not sure I could capture it very clearly in so little words and photos. I might need many more pages to explain more...

But for now, here's my layout.

You can se my process video here, on YouTube.

Bailey

My first ever scrapbooking process video is online! 

Please go and give it a thumbs up and maybe a comment?! :)

You can also subscribe to my channel. I'm intending to do more. 

If you are arriving from my YouTube channel, thank you and Welcome to my blog! 

This layout, Bailey, was born from a stamp set. I fell in love with that cute little clipboard stamp by Catherine Pooler Designs.

Since I haven't scrapbooked in a while, I also haven't shopped in a while. These products are all pretty "vintage" lol I used colors I love and subtle patterns.

Some acrylic embellishments from past Citrus Twist Kit kits.

I fussy cut some stamped details, stitched with my sewing machine and used stickers and puffy stickers from my stash.

A piece of vellum scrap with hears in it, a tiny trombone, some chipboard pieces...

I also used a letterboard die from Mama Elephant. 

I'm glad to be back and productive in my studio. Scrapbooking really keeps me alive!

I'm glad you're here to share this with me. :)

Sincerely,

Marie