The Paper Caper

Baby cards?...Mommy Cards!?

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:47:00 +0000

Uhmmm well, I had no idea babies had their own " business" cards!!! They are actually called Mommy Cards.This is sooo new to me... but you know I think it is still very cute and fab!

This is how I understand they work: when you go to a B-day party you prepare your gift and you add one of these cute cards to the gift so the parents and the kid will know who brought it!

Sometimes theses cards would be a family card, where all the family member have their name on as well as their contact info... clever and cute, ah? I wish I had a super printer to get them done with lots of color and amazing graphics... (sigh).

A friend of mine asked me (long time ago, I have to admit) if I'd do a couple for her and so I told her I would make some samples for her... not that I forgot about her I was just busy ( I am telling you, Ashley!!) anyhow! tell me what yah think, would you!? Any suggestions?

Sending Love at Christmas!

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:39:00 +0000

Good morning everyone!

First of I am very happy I made it to the top ten on the Color Inspiration #32 at Kristina Werner! I didn't really mean to, I though I didn't have a chance since it took me forever to come up with a great idea but... hey I made it!!!!!!

I have always wanted to do this kind of card since I saw Jennifer McGuire making a fab one. Mine is a bit different because I am not dry embossing and I do not have the same stamps, or materials since they are soo hard to find them here! anyway... Here it is. I hope you like it... and as usual, if you have any suggestions or improvements, I am all ears, sorry, eyes!

I almost forgot, I love how the ribbon looks on this card, but If I am going to mail it, I wonder if the envelop would end up tearing or something! any suggestions about that? I know I can replace the ribbon with something else, I just really like it! what do you do when you have to mail a cards with a nice ribbon and bow or nod?

Many, many hugs!

PD: What do you think Kerry?

Have a Very Merry Christmas

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:19:00 +0000

Hola!

It's been a very long time since I published anything... I feel like I say this every time I update the blog hehehe... I have to apologize.

Anyway, tonight I am bringing you a couple of cards. My idea was to make them so I could place cute pics inside somewhere, what do you think of these?

I have created this window card, thinking about bright colors and very Christmas like with trees and snowflakes. I loved making this one, it was very fun and it is the second time I have ever used buttons. I might change the buttons to something else since it might be too bulky to mail it.

I was trying to create something not so Christmasy but Christmasy, you know what I mean? hehehe. Christmas colors, but not necessarily the season symbols, except for the embossed trees on the right of the card, really hard to see in this pic.

With this one I tried to get the season symbols with soft colors, the only problem with this one is that I didn't finished it. I had the idea but then got distracted and "puff" it was gone... nothing that I tried I liked... I think I am just getting tire of using the same stamps set over and over again. Anyway, what can I do to finish this card? Any ideas or suggestions?

Actually, you know what? I think that would be a great idea for a challenge, don't you think? to finished a card...uhmmmm... I wonder if there are challenges like this. Okay okay I am getting distracted once again.

Like them? Please let me know.

Many hugs.

Kristina Color Inpiration # 34

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:48:00 +0000

Hola, hola!

I have made this card for a great person and a good friend! She is moving next week to a different country and eventhough I don't see her often, I know I will miss her a bunch and hope we meet again someday. I hope she enjoys it, actually, I made a set of 4 note cards for her as a gift. I will show them to you later in the week.

For now I just want to show you one of the four cards I made for my friend. This cards were inspired by the template Kristina, once shared with all of us, I will try and look the link so you can have it too. So I hope you like it! Here it is.

Cute, ah? I really loooove this paper, I have used design paper from Special Occasions.

I keep telling you and myself this, it is hard to create a card with stamps that I have used once and again, and again, again and again. I am getting more as soon as I can. I am mentioning this because of the sentiment on this card. It was hand written, which is not so great looking, (Sigh)

I am sorry I was babbling hehehe. Please, enjoy it and let me know what you think, leaving a comment.

Many, many hugs!!!

P.S. Sorry it took me a while, but I finally found the template! Hope you enjoy it!

More Note Cards

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:50:00 +0000

Soooooo, here they are. These are the rest of the cards I made for my friend. They have the same layout (sort of) with little changes! Check them out!

There it is, my handwriting again! hehehe...

This one with rounded corners at the bottom of the designed paper.

I love the MME paper!!! love it! so.. what do yah think? let me know.

Hugs!

KWerner Color Inspiration # 35

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:31:00 +0000

Hello,
Couple more days and our Christmas vacation will start. In the mean time I keep enjoying Kristina's Color Inspiration. This week we have fab colors! check them out (click the pic for more info).

I made this card trying to use the colors in the challenge aaaaaand see if some of my friends ( who are teachers) like them!

I used SU colors and stamps I also added a bit of cork! actually an apple cork, what yah think?

I really like this card. I think the colors are very elegant!

Jet lag and a couple of cards!

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:33:00 +0000

Hello everyone,

Sorry I have not been around for a while. We travel for three weeks to the amazing country of Thailand (happyland). We had a great time! but we were left with a big jet lag. After being back home for 5 days we are still weaking up at 3 or 4 in the morning. I am very happy Tim is a morning person just like me... we get up (we don't have much of a choice) and start our day super early, having breakfast together, something we don't get to do it often and so on.

Okay sooo... inspite being very sleepy I get to do couple cards during the say when I am still wide awake... so, here are couple of "mommy" cards... I think they look great, what do you think?

Well, and there they are what you think? Hope you like them and enjoy then and find some sort of inspiration.

Hugs!

Kristina Werner Color Inspiration #39

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:06:00 +0000

Wow!!! great colors, ah? I had to scratch my head a couple of time today... I have to admit it was fun, fun, fun trying to make a card with these colors

... I am loving this card and might keep working tonight in another card with the same colors.

I used SU retired set Smorgasborders, FX ribbon. I love this ribbon I don't get to use a lot, the THANKS letters.. where given to me some time ago, I also used SU my favorites set ( I think that is the name of it).

uhmm not much to say tonight except that I am tired! ehehhehe see yah guys!!!

Hugs!!!

4EVER

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:33:00 +0000

This is a card I made before our Christmas break. Ian and Pauline got married at a beach. I never saw her dress but it was funny to learn that her dress was the same color the ribbon I used!!! how crazy is that? I bet that if I tried to plan the card based on her dress color it would have never happened!

This card was a group card so, meaning a card a group of people would share and signed fro Ian ansd Pauline. Ana (a friend) added couple of handmade paper inside so friends from work could sing the card.

Hugs and enjoy it!

Kristina Werner Color inspiration # 40!!

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:56:00 +0000

Sorry I have not post anything is such a long time... I just went back to work and now I don't have as much time as I would love to.

I was also patiently waiting for Kristina's Color Inspiration and here it is.

What a great color combination! I actually used these colors to make a group of cards. Please check them out.

Closed, showing the front.

Open and showing the cards inside!

This is my favorite of the cards!

I really like these colors, they are sort of citrus-y. I agree with Kristina!...

This is my second favorite one!

I used My Minds Eyes paper, Chipboard ( I dont remember the company) and no stamp! How crazy is that!? I also used paper punches, markers... I am trying to think really hard about the materials I used but they don't seem to be coming up in my mind.

Please check, enjoy and please leave a comment!

Hugs!

Long Time Not Updated

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:42:00 +0000

Yeap I know it is been a long time and I am very sorry. But here I come with a couple of cards.

But before giving you the cards I want to share something. I finally went to the only scrapbooking store in this big city. Not a very big store,taking into account that there are soooo many companies with soo many great products.. you can go to http://www.scrapit.com.ve/ to check it out. It is not a big website but it will give you an idea of how new the scrapnooking is in this country.

So I tried uing some Color Inspiration and couldn't post it on time to participate in the top 20 but I just thought I could post it now.. I used the same sentiment stamp...

Did you noticed I am not using any designer paper? I know I guess I have used none before but it is not usual. Soooooo what do you think? like it? any suggestions?

Hugs!

Teacher-Like Card

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:26:00 +0000

Looking at old cards. I found this one. I loved it sooo very much I thought.. hey I have not share this card yet. So here it is...

I remember when I made this card I was not working and was in teacher-like kind of cards... I got a very cheap apple puncher and used it to create this and other cards... I really like the apple design. Also these very basic colors... reminds me of school and the simple colors that can make a teacher's room a very warm and welcomy environment for children.

No fancy materials for this card. I think the only fancy one was the ribbon I got from the local craft store. Of course the SU stamps and ink. The paper I took from my notebook and old boxes cardboard ... Isn't it cute? I love the red apple, I used Versamark and clear embossing powder and finally punched the apple!!! really neat contrast and a great look.

Look at this card and think of ..... a Pencil! ;)

Many hugs!

Max Is Here

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:09:00 +0000

I made friends with a great Pre-Kinder teacher. Karina is a wonderful person I wish I would have met her long time ago. Anyway... she will be bringing Max to this world very soon and we are all wishing her the best while she is getting ready for his arrival.

Karina was looking at other cards I made and she came up with this great layout. I think it is soooo lovely! it took me nothing to put these cards together. What yah think? I love it!!

The paper is from DCWV, star punch and dimensionals... the rest is my printer's work.

(sigh) I can't wait to see little Max soon!

Hugs!!

Remember?!

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:05:00 +0000

A few weeks ago I posted a message really happy 'cause I found "Scrap it" the only store with basic scrapbooking and cardmaking materials. They have this Challenge where they let me pick a chipboard letter with wich I have to create a card... after struggling for a whole week I was able to come up with a couple of cards that I love... check them out.

I picked the letter "U" I think the U is very versatile... easy to use when it comes to a writing a sentiment. The only problem was that the letter was almost too big. LOL. it worked all right I think, right? what do yah think?

Materials: well, let me see if I remember.. uhm... yes bazzil cards stock, the paper I don't know where it is from I think it is K&B, I used versamark, white embossing powder, SU smart cookie set, some small pieces of DCWV card stock from The Pack.

Anyway... three different cards with couple of things in common, can you tell wich ones? besides the letter "U"? And wich one is your favorite? Mine is the one with orange designer paper!

Many hugs!!!

Kristina's Color Inspiration # 46

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 15:19:00 +0000

Wow!!! I tried sooo hard, so hard. Tim and I have two cameras and I tried using one of them but the memory stick was not working on my computer!!!! How frustrating but anyway... I just wanted to still posted eventhough I would have not been participating.

I was inspired by Kristina making her own embellishments! So here I made my own flowers just two but I think they turnout very cute. It was difficult not to use white I had to!!!I used colors from the challenge but I got tha cardstock from The Pack from DCVW! I love it!I also used Stampin Up smart cookie set! I wish there was a bigger version of this stamps set!

So what do you think? Do you think I could have make it to the top ten!? hehehe I don't know but I really liked the flowers I might use it in other projects! we'll see!
Hugs!

You & Me!

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:00:00 +0000

Hello there!!!
Just uploading some pictures of cards. Very simple card. I used inkadinkado acrylic letter stamp set, some great embossing powder and DCWV cardstock!

I made this thinking about love, happiness and my hubby! I know these are not his colors at all but it is how I feel when I see him you know light, soft... (sigh) sorry I got carried away hehehe.

Enjoy and let me know what you think!

Hugs!

Thank You Teacher!

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:29:00 +0000

Hello there!

I made this card thinking my friends can use it to thank their son/daughter 's teacher... for parent teacher conference, for report cards, or for any special occasion just fo a teacher!

I used DCWV, I and SU Defining stamp set. I was actually really suprised on how many colors I used and they look great together. The colors are bright and really loudly screams: "SCHOOOL!!" I really like it!

I hope you find some inspiration on this card! Many thanks for stopping by!!
Hugs

Kwerner Color Inspiration #48

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:42:00 +0000

I have to apologize for the late post and the poor light in the picture. I had to take it at night if I wanted to participate in this color challenge. I will try to take another picture and post it later this week when I back home.

Beautiful colors once again! Loving the picture that inspired the color inspiration this week... This wont be a long post just want to really quickly share what I didi for this challenge.

I am traveling so I will post more about the materials and details about how I did it or how I came u with the idea! I looooove this card! I used the Kristina's template... I am really in love with that template.

Thanks for reading

Hugs!

Kristina Werner Color Inspiration # 50

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:01:00 +0000

Hello there,

Once again I am going nuts and not updating as much as I would love to. It is just that I am getting ready to finish the school year and also we are moving to a different country ( I am soooo exited about it) ...later on I will let you know where.. but it is happening soon. I think it is a great excuse for not post anything in a loooong time.

Anyway I just couldn't let this color inspiration pass, it is Kristina's 50th Color Inspiration I am so happy for her!!!!Congrats Kristina! and this is my card:

I am telling you, this was the taughest Color Inspirations of all I have done! Cute colors but not easy to use them all in one single card, you know! Please forgive the picture, my hubby is traveling with the camera and I am left with my phone's cam.

I basically use bazzil card stock, DCWV yellow cardstock, some buttons I got from the merceria, flowers I got from a friend, Inkadinkado clear stamp set, chipboard and a lot of time to make this simple card...

Guys, just in case I don't get to win anything (I rarely win anything) I have to say, it is so much fun to just participate check on your ideas and cards and just give and receive comments!! Don't you?

Hugs!

A new Life In Pakistan!

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:20:00 +0000

WOW! can't believe such a long time has passed since I last posted anything. Sorry about that!

Well, I am writing to let you know I will be absent for a while. Our tiny little family is moving to Pakistan. Yes, I know it sounds crazy but we do really believe it will be not only a big culture change but also a great and positive experience. We will go to a place we are both going to learned about the culture of, since none of us have lived in that area of the world.

I was soooo busy making last minute cards for friends, packing and finishing the school year that.. I barely had time to put up any pictures of my latest creations.

One of the things I will miss the most,besides all my family, the good company, the yummy stuff, and magnificent weather, is the scrapbooking club at Scrap-it! Could it be that there are card makers or scrapbookers or paper artists in Pakistan? that will be my next reasearch project.

So, please bare with me as our journey to a new home starts in a week (it actually started at least a month ago). I will post some pics of our soooo-empty apartment soon.

Hugs and thanks!

It has not hit me yet, or has it, already!?

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:51:00 +0000

Hey how are y'all doing? This is what I have been doing and how I have been feeling lately about the whole moving-out-of-the-country thing.

My summer just started and along with it the loooong process of emptying the appartment. My DH left really early this morning. I am already missing him tons!In the mean time I am sitting in a cybercafe because we terminated our internet and cable contract... sooo... after a long day of moving things around our apartment ... I am tired, girls.

I am also very happy. Seems like all those months of preparations have been worth the stress it caused. Things are happening very fast now and everyday doesn't seem to be enough.. but ohhh well... just like what Bobby Marley sed to sing "...everything is going to be alright, everything is going to be alright, everything is going to be alright..."

For now I am looking foward to see my family at the end of this week, enjoy them as much as I can and... this is going to be crazy but I am looking foward to meet our buddies Bernadine and Henrique! yes.. they are comming to town all the way from Islamabad... Yipee!!!

Okay, I am running out of time here, so I am going to be leaving soon. Just wanted to drop a line or two about what I have been doing.

Have any of you moved from your country? I would love to know about your experience. The only thing that I have to say for now is that it feels good, it has not hit me yet that I will be leaving my country, my town, my home, my family, my friends ( sighs) or maybe it has already!

What I Will Miss The Most!

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:32:00 +0000

I am in my home town with my family, finally enjoying the summer vacation. We already took a road trip, been up and down all over town, made sleep overs and of course lunch and dinner together.

Today while reading travelingmama's American Shopping List I couldn't be more amazed on how simple the list was and how I keep making everything soooo complicated trying to figure out what is it that I will miss the most? should I take bunch of goodies? am I willing to spend money on extra luggage to take all the goodies? Of course I should. All this thinking made me realized that it is my family I will miss the most, this beautiful land and the people.

Now off to do some more research and more errands.

P.S. I have been missing my craft paper things!! (sigh)

First Cards in a Foreing Land

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:45:00 +0000

Hello everyone!

I am very happy but a little sad too. I am very thankful for everything that has happened to us. We moved to Pakistan and have had a great start here.

I am a little sad because I didn't get to bring all my suplies. I wasn't able to buy all of the cute things or the much needed things I was dying to get before coming here. I could not get soooo many things but with all and all I am very thankful for everything.

Our days here have gone really fast and everything's been fine. We are really enjoying our house, garden and the neighborhood. I have even met a papercrafter today through e-mail, Hi Afsha!!

Since I don't have many of the materials that I normaly use. I have decided to try and go black and white for the first card. Here it is!

I thought the card wasn't as sad as I imagined in my mind. It actually made me feel very good. The truth is that I was not in the mood to create but I thought I would organize my craft spot and give it a try.

Then a challenge!! There was a Baby shower for four baby boys!! Yes, four baby boys and four different moms. I checked for ideas on ETSY and KWerner's blog. Put different ideas together and here is the card I came up with.

What do you think about my first cards in a foreign land? Now I can say I feel very challenged and very happy to have such a great opportunity. To be VERY creative and use materials like I have never used before.

Many hugs and thanks for reading!

Boiling-Hot Creativity!

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:52:00 +0000

Hey there!

Hope you guys are doing great. Not having internet for a day due to wiring problems was great yesterday. My creativity juices started to boiled and came out with some good sketches. For now I want to show you the result of one.

For some reason my pics are not as good as they used to, I might try to make them bigger.

So what do you think? Were the juices boiling-hot enough?

I have to go... I am watching a documentary with my hubby.

Many hugs!

No Stamp Birthday Card

karlamaynardo@gmail.com (Tim y Karla) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:50:00 +0000

Hello, hello!

Yes, this is a Birthday card. Taking intoaccount my shortage of basic materials I decided to start experimenting making cards with out stamps. I like to scribble so whenever I draw something I like then I make a template on vellum paper. So this card I think turn out pretty well. Check it out!

Yes, I still have some designer paper. This one in particular I don't know the name. It came with a chipboard packet I got somewhere. I am sure you have also seen this image in the past. I used it to make a birthday card at the very begining of this blog. The message... well, I am not very happy with it but it works okay. It is my hand writing.

Okay girls, that is it for today I am happy to be able to post as much as I have these last few days. Hope to read you soon!

Hugs!