Happy Birthday Butterfly and Rosette Card

 

This week it is my turn to be Card Captain at the enjoyMichaelStrongstamps Yahoo Group (oh, how I've missed it!)

I created this birthday card for a dear friend, in warm colors and an elegant look. The main motifs are 3D and there are blings for glam.

Supplies used:

Cream CS for the card's basis

Chocolate brown CS

Basic Grey patterned paper

Black leather textured CS

Shiny gold paper

Red leather textured CS for stamping

Brown and dark beige CS for the Rosette

Michael Strong Cloisonné Butterfly Stamp (large)

VersaFine ink - Onyx Black

Spellbinders Nestabilities - Lattice Rectangles (medium)

Tim Holtz Paper Rosette Die

Red and clear blings

I stamped Michael Strong's Cloisonné Butterfly using VersaFine ink - Onyx Black.

I cut it with scissors and glued it only in the center, so the wings seem to be flying in the air.

I made a paper rosette in matching colors.

Then I layered the papers, glued the butterfly and the rosette 3D, and added red and clear blings for extra glam.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Pay It Forward Blog Award... And New Shoes

I'd like to thank Rosie Guiher for nominating me the LIEBSTER award. Rosie has a great blog called Play Time, and I think you'll enjoy her Clean and Simple style and her lovely creations.
Play Time

About the Liebster award

This award was designed to be a blog award in the pay it forward fashion. Once you've been nominated, you award it to five blogs which you like that have less than 200 followers, to encourage new visitors to visit these blogs.

These are the rules
Thank the person who gave you the award and link back to their blog.
Post the award onto your blog. Give the award to five bloggers you appreciate and who have less than 200 followers.
Leave a comment on their blog, letting them know that you have given them this awesome award.
It's always nice to discover new blogs… I hope you'll be inspired!

Here's my list of 5 blogs. I recommend that you check them out.

1. PearlGemD by Esther Farkash

2. She who stamps & scraps by Marjie Kemper

3. The Happy Room by Kathie McGuire

 4. The Zen of Oriental Card Making by Fabrizio Martellucci

5. Sentiments and Scrapbooks by Barbara Ford

Don't forget to leave a comment, because getting feedback is important to all of us.

In the mood of adding happy colors to my life, here are my new shoes.
They are shockingly colorful, and I just love them. Aren't they awesome?
I hope to post more often from now on.
There will also be a Giveaway for my birthday soon… stay tuned!

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Michael Strong Blog Hop - Owl My Love Card

Today Michael Strong Blog Hop is about Owls - smart creatures...

You're welcome to visit all 10 blogs to see the wonderful artwork.
If you want a chance to win a Michael Strong Whimsical Owls stamp set, you MUST leave comments along the way in all 10 blogs.
Hetty will announce the winner next Sunday (Feb 10th 2013) on her blog.
It is a circular blog hop, so wherever you start from, you will see them all.
This is the card I made - Owl My Love.
It was made for my DH, who's my true Valentine and the love of my life.
Today is a very important day for us.
We're ending a long, difficult journey, and hopefully we're starting a new time, more relaxed and happy.
I hope I'll have more creative moments from now on, and I plan to blog, to share, and more… stay tuned!

Ingredients:

Cream CS for the card's basis
Dark green CS, from a commercial booklet
Wood patterned CS, from a commercial booklet
Recycled tea box CS, for die cutting and stamping
Tim Holtz Die - BirdBranch
Embossing Ink pad
Ranger embossing powder - Black Sparkle
Michael Strong Whimsical Owls stamp
ProMarkers
3D double sided foam tape
Pink heart bling

First I layered the papers on the card.

I used the BirdBranch Die, and cut off the bird to use only the branch.
I colored it using ProMarkers.
Then I stamped the Owl and heat embossed it with Black Sparkle EP, to give it a shiny effect (look at its close-up photo).
I cut it with nail scissors and colored it using ProMarkers.
The sentiment "Owl My Love" was hand written by me.
Both the Owl and the sentiment were glued 3D for extra dimension.
Finally, I added the pink heart, to add some glam.
Want to see more? Hop over to Heidi's blog
I hope you get lots of inspiration and enjoy!

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Sunny Winter Days In Israel - January 2013

Changing weather... either it's raining cats and dogs, or it's sunny, cold and serene.
Yes, we call it winter...
Windy day at the beach - Jaffa

Modern bridge built as a homage to ancient architecture - Jaffa

Calm sea in the afternoon - Poleg, Netanya

Moon showing between the clouds at daytime - near Ramat HaSharon

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Winter Views From Israel - Beit Jimal Monastery

These photos were taken on a beautiful sunny day at Beit Jimal Monastery.
Here's the main building, with exotic plants in front of it.

 

And an ancient fortress, with a unique light and shadows scene.

An orange tree loaded with juicy fruits.

An almond tree, blooming at this exact date each year, with a bumble bee looking for the flower's nectar. 

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Leaping Reindeer Christmas Card

I made this Christmas card using a few of Tim's die cuts.

The colors are quite traditional.

I like the BG background paper, and it seems that the golden snowflake add some glam.

Most items were glued 3D for extra dimension.

Merry Christmas!

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Michael Strong Pink Challenge - Japanese Kimono Card

Here's a new card I created using vivid, optimistic colors - mainly shades of pink, as required by the October challenge at enjoyMichaelStrongstamps Yahoo Group .

I gave it to a friend as her birthday card. 

Ingredients:

Shocking pink spotted CS for the card's basis
Striped patterned paper

Shocking pink spotted CS

A recycled piece of a cereals package

Martha Stewart Large Punch around the Page - Double Arches set

Michael's Strong's Cloisonné Kimono stamp

Embossing ink

Gold EP

ProMarkers - I used shades of pink

3D foam tape

Clear and pink bling

I layered the patterned paper, and then I used the shocking pink spotted CS,

its corners punched using Martha Stewart Large Punch around the Page - Double Arches set (I used only the corner punch here).

I stamped Michael Strong's Cloisonné Kimono on a piece of cereals package (I say: reuse and recycle whenever possible!)

I heat embossed the stamped image with gold EP.

Then I carefully cut the Kimono using TH scissors. I didn't use Michael Strong's die cutters here because the cereals package was very thick.

I colored the Kimono using ProMarkers and glued it 3D for extra dimension.

I added several clear and pink blings to add some glam.

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Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly