spring has sprung

punches by martha stewart crafts: sheep + frond branch + traditional scallop edge

the lace is a free vector found over the net

eurofurence (light)

and yes, I have a thing for spraying buttons, love it ;)

motip's trendy specials

back to springtime

purple check paper: regular school notepad

punches: traditional scallop edge & frond branch by martha stewart crafts + flower by dalprint

the bunny by me with a little help of Adobe Illustrator

gosh, I've made this card back in 2010... a genuine antique ;)

aqua rose

recycled stripes cardboard 

free fonts: splendid es + windsong

frond branch punch by martha stewart crafts & daisy scallop edger punch by ek success

the rose was made of agua polyester lining and styrofoam "pearls"

for sophie again

This card is a perfect example of what I heart in cardmaking: recycling {this magenta flowers photo from a magazine + the light gray paper in the middle}, some (my) work in Adobe Illustrator {the tag using saffron too font + the frame}, simplicity and a small color palette. I also laser printed this pretty net-found pattern and dyed the paper in my morning coffee ;)

I mainly expose the wrong side of satin ribbons, this flat one I mean. If the particular ribbon offers different sides, anyway. The shiny one is usually not to my liking. And this is the case.

Over the weekend I was playing with a very special gift from katka :))) Details to come soon ;)

easter recycling

I'm not really into religious themes. Anyhoo, sometimes a picture you have is as rad as this medieval one and just tossing it sounds pretty barbaric, methinks ;) It's from a card my friend mailed me years back. Just added frames, like this peachy craft-foam padding. The upper stich is a tad uneven since I was actually trying out my new sewing machine ;)) I mean this is the sewist's fault and not the machine's ;D

for sophie

font & illustration sources the same as yesterday

houndstooth & leaves patterns by me

it says: all the best, lovely sophie

stay hungry, stay foolish*

sprayed button (motip's trendy specials) & stripes by me (laser print)

vintage illustration from this blogger

fonts: little days + tall films + niagara solid 

{for masculine/no flowers card challenge}

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* Steve Jobs

roses are red, violets are blue

not only violets :)

the blue one was made from filmsy lining (polyester)

mint + sequins

one more heart

the very first one I've made from fabric other than felt actually

meaning: my mother kindly donated her old pants ;)

me, the heartist :)

botanic bookmark

old script font

and everything recycled:

damask pattern cardboard (some scrapbooking stuff package) + photos from magazines

thumbs up fot that girl! :)

I could post cute, sweet and meaningless whatever today, but I think I prefer to share this video with you. Kinda meaningful, powerful and uplifting, huh? :) Dedicated to the heartless in Polish parliament who dared to question dignity of many of us and rejected equality lately. A water drop hollows a stone though. A couple of months later NY Senate passed the bill.

Found via TED, a great website my boyfriend introduced me to last year. Make sure you have some spare 24 h before you dive in ;)))

gift tag

scriptina font

(the font offers many diacritics, sadly not Polish ones, so I made up a tailed glyph using AI)

it surely says:  I love you

:)

less is more*

it says: (to) my beloved :)

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* Mies van der Rohe

rose is a rose is a rose is a rose

checkerboard pattern by me again

flower punches in various sizes by dalprint

pearl: vintage Czech glass bead

recycled:

IKEA brown paper bag + filmsy florist's wrapping paper (the mauve rose)

cardmaker's birthday

for my friend's mother who also makes card herself, actually :)

i used vector swirls from the net for the envelope and creating the frame

this vintage butterfly (moth?) was also found online

flowers from recycled cardboard (punch: dalprint)

dotted pattern by me

card for first-time parents

kinda like this vivid colors combo :)

the tag says 'heartfelt wishes' and uses monika font + beautiful es font

check pattern by me (laser print)

wikipedia quote inside says '3 (three) is a natural number following 2 and preceeding 4'

the kiddo has already shown up here and might be back once more ;)

white roosters

punches: carla craft (rooster), dalprint (fleur-de-lys corner one), martha stewart (traditional scallop edge)

same 'fake brads' as yesterday

yellow ducks

punches by dalprint and carla craft

laser-print butterflies

traditional scallop edge punch by martha stewart crafts

splendid es font

recycled: calendar/planner page + plastic ball chain for xmas tree

(just twist the thread, some balls would split in half)

happy birthday

polka dot pattern by me (laser print + recycled envelope)

cecily font

olive/chartreuse fabric (a kitchen towel in fact) layered on adhesive paper

the girl (photoshopped a bit) from agence eureka 

and yes, she looks e x a c t l y like her ;)

prototyping continues

prototypical bunny

for my mother - just to try out the shape to be patterned after :)

purple packing paper + paper flower by prima marketing

sprayed button (motip's trendy specials)

monika font

vodka bag :)

as you can see that's the same one as yesterday

serving as a tag this time

i've made a couple of them, cause there is a number of folks interested in the content ;)

spring theme continues

this illustration was made by me with Adobe Illustrator,

folowing a newspaper picture found years back

(it depicts a traditional Polish papercut)

laser printed

grey dotted paper: recycled envelope

the guy will be back ;)

k-like-kate card

paper by me again

monika font once more

hand-cut letter shapes