April IAR Challenge

Hey it's me again =) Here is my card for the I Am Roses April Challenge. The theme is Easter and the challenge is to incorporate an Egg or Egg Shape. I decided to cut an oval shape for the egg and then I used Small Gardenia Curly Petals to fill in the shape. The petals came in different shades of yellow and also white. I love how full and fluffy it is.

The bunny was cut from a die at a scrapbook store and I then embossed it with Swiss Dots from Cuttlebug. The bunny is layered over pink vellum paper that I trimmed with decorative pinking scissors for added detail.

I tied two sets of seam binding for the bows. The center sits a 3/4" White & Pink Rose. The paper is from Prima London Market and I finished the card with flat back pearls on all corners.

This challenge was fun, I hope you participate over at the I Am Roses Challenge Blog. Also I would like to give a warm WELCOME to Designer Sharon Martinelli. She is one talented lady and joins our IAR Design Team.

One last thing, there are NEW Badges over at the IAR Blog, make sure you check them out!

Thanks for passing by, have a beautiful Tuesday!

I Am Roses Products (Links provided):

R3-32

GP2-48

Other Supplies:

Recollections 110lb White Cardstock
Iridescent & Pink Vellum
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
White Seam Binding
Prima London Market Designer Paper
Flat Back Pearls
Decorative Pinking Scissors
Hot Glue/Gun

Mar. IAR Designer's Challenge

Hello, it's a new project from me today hosted by I Am Roses. This a new challenge brought to you by Designer Donna Smith. Each Designer picks a Color Combo and creates a project. The awesome winner of the challenge will win the Color Combo of their project.

My colors are PINK & PURPLE! I created a mini 5x7 Mix Media Canvas. I used my homemade texture paste and stencils. I used a lot of Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays.

I used a mixture of Curly Roses, Rose Buds and Paper Flowers for my choice of Pink & Purple flowers. This was a fun challenge. Do you want to win these colors, pick my color combo! Go to the I Am Roses Challenge Blog for more details on this month's IAR Designer's Challenge.

I Am Roses Products (Links provided):

G 2-00

T30 - 601

ZR5-32

BF1 - 151

Other Supplies:

5x7 Canvas Board, White Acrylic Paint, Homemade Texture Paste, Donna Downey Stencil #922412, The Crafter's Workshop Stencil #TWC261s Mini Art Is
Lindy's Stamp Gang:
Starburst Frozen Jack Frost
Starburst French Lilac Violet
Flat Fabio Hibiscus Rose
Flat Fabio Plimeria Pink
Flat Fabio Frenchy's Pink Pouf
Magicals Cotton Candy
Magicals Pretty in Pink

Feb IARCC - Pink & Yellow

Good Morning, Hello Saturday! Today I am sharing my February I Am Roses Color Challenge project. The colors are PINK & YELLOW for this month. 

Here is a before picture of a strawberry container that I decided to keep for a future "gift box".

Now here is the after:

I combined a Rose Flower in the Big Gardenia, a Floral Spray and Puffy Semi Rose Buds to complete this floral arrangement  on the lid of the container.

The container snaps shut, but I wrapped some seam binding ribbon to an added touch. I stamped a sentiment from Kaiser Craft on a die cut scrap. The edges are inked with Spun Sugar Distress Ink.

I have a process video up on my YouTube Channel here. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to check out my creation. Come join in on the fun and enter to win some I Am Roses flowers.

I Am Roses Products (Links provided):

SP1- 526 T25-147 R 40 - 526 GB5- 15

Other Supplies:

Tan Seam Binding, Kaiser Craft Smile Clear Stamps, Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Scrap Paper, Small Silver Flat Back Pearls, Hot Glue, Distress Ink Spun Sugar

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IAR January Challenge

Hello 2014! Happy New Year everyone! It's only the 1st day of the year and I already have a project for you. I created this for the January IAR Challenge going on at the I Am Roses Challenge Blog. Here I made some tags out of my mason jar die from Sizzix.

I created 2 large tags and 1 small tag. Here is a video of myself constructing one of the large tags.

I loved using the 1", 1/2" Roses in clusters. My fave filler from IAR are the foam head stamens.

These would be cute to attach to homemade gifts or baked goodies. 

Come join us over at the IAR Challenge blog and enter to win I Am Roses flowers.

I Am Roses Products (Links provided):

R6-15 1" White Mulberry Paper Flowers

R3-15 3/4" White Mulberry Paper Flowers

S10-15 5/8" Small White Paper Flowers

R8-148 1/2" Taupe Mulberry Paper Flowers
ST1-151 Foam Head White Stamen

Other Supplies:
Kraft CS, Vellum CS, Lace Trim, Burlap Ribbon, TGF Snowflake Die, TGF Polaroid & Film Die Set, Misc. Handmade Stamps, Sizzix Canning Jars XL Die, Hero Hues Snow Ink, Versafine Onyx Black Ink, Dimensional Foam Pop Dots, Jute Rope, May Arts Twine, Crop-o-dile, Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen, SU! Oval Punch, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch

IAR Winners!

The winners have been announced for the 

Were you one of the two lucky winners of this prize?

Visit the I Am Roses Challenge Blog

GOOD LUCK!!

IAR "Tis the Season" Blog Hop

Hi everyone, WELCOME to the I Am Roses "Tis the Season" Blog Hop. If you are following the hop, you are coming from R.Maria Sabina. There is going to be so much holiday inspiration on this hop, hope you enjoy!

So here is what I have created for you today, I made a decorative bow from scratch, no sewing at all. This creation of mine will grace the front of my apt. door. The bow measures approx. 16.5" x 23".

I used some grey chevron burlap trim for the bow and two mini wooden wreaths for the center.

Here are close up photos of the mini wreath. Everything I used to construct this bow all came from my craft stash, yay for not needing to go to the store!

The larger of the trio of roses is a R60 (2") and the other two in red are R77's (2"). 

White Foam Head Stamens (ST1), Small Red/White Scrapbook Flowers (S10), and Red/Green Lilies (LY1) are used as beautiful fillers to make the wreath look more lush. I used Maple Leaves (L0) as the base for the flowers to lay on. 

I also filmed a start-to-finish video that you can watch here: Paperdrama. Let's get on to the details of this hop.

Here’s how for your chance to win:

• Blog duration (One Week) Sunday, Dec. 1st - Saturday, Dec. 7th)
• Hop along to each of the Designers’ & Guest Hoppers' blogs and be sure to comment on their individual "Tis the Season” Blog Post
• There are 2 HIDDEN BLOG CANDY PRIZES up for grabs in TWO of our hoppers’ blogs!
• Be sure to subscribe/follow the I Am Roses Challenge Blog (http://iamroses-challenge.blogspot.com/).
• Commenting along the way highly increases your chance of winning the prize package.
• Comments will be CLOSED on 11:59 pm PST on Saturday, December 7th
• We will be randomly selecting 2 winners from the comments on two of the blogs and will announce the winners on the I Am Roses Challenge Blog.

Just what is in the Prize Package? Here is a preview of what 2 lucky hoppers will win:

Next up on this hop is Tamara.

In case you get lost along the way, here is a list of the I Am Roses Design Team & Friends hopping today:

Donna Smith: http://bearlymine.blogspot.co.uk/

R.Maria Sabina: http://lollyrot-scrapbooking.blogspot.com/

(You are here) Jo Thompson: http://www.paperdrama.blogspot.com/

Tamara Potocnik: http://handmadebytamara.blogspot.com/

Joy Nieva: http://artangelsdesigns.blogspot.com/

Bona Rivera-Tran: http://www.keeponscrappin.blogspot.com/

Ivett Carillo: http://ivettcarrillo.blogspot.com/

Cindy Anderson: http://cynthialoowho.wordpress.com/

Marisa Figuierido: http://maribellscrapsportugal.blogspot.com/

Aliscia Clements: http://iscraphappy1.blogspot.com/

Patricia Da Silva: http://www.youtube.com/user/tubeyoumaster1 *(Please leave a comment on her YouTube video)

Rina Galit: http://scrapmusubi.blogspot.com/

Leslie Prinkki: http://scrapsofmine.blogspot.com/

Arlene Cuevas: http://butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com/

THANK YOU so much for taking the time to hop along!


GOOD LUCK!!

IAR Featured Flower: Small Daisies

Hello everyone! I hope your weekend was fabulous! I had a beautiful time cooking for my sister, catching up with a friend, stopped by at my favorite stamp store Stamp Your Heart Out in Claremont, CA and had some yummy  frozen yogurt at 21Choices. Oh and a full day of laundry...yes it was still a great weekend =)

It's a new challenge over at the I Am Roses Challenge Blog: Featured Flower - Designer's Choice. My choice of flowers are the Small Daisies (D2).

I created this Fall themed card. The Small Daisies are measured approx. at 1". They come in a variety of colors, I used the tangerine color. You can see the difference between the regular sized Daisy vs. the Small Daisy. I added an assortment of Tiny Rose Buds and Small Semi Open Rose Buds, as well as .25" roses. I layered all of these on top of a mixture of colored Maple Leaves.

The Small Daisies are the perfect fillers for your cards and they coordinate with any flower, in my opinion.

Come play along over at the IAR Challenge Blog and enter to win beautiful flowers from

  I Am Roses.

GOOD LUCK!

I Am Roses Products (Links provided):

D2-530 1" Small Variegated Tangerine Daisy Flowers

D1-147 1.75" Cream Daisy Paper Flowers

R2-210 .25" Mini Mixed Tangerine White Paper Flowers

ZQL21-827 Mixed Brown Maple Paper Leaves (No Stem)
T1-401 Yellow Tiny Rose Buds
T20-147 Small Cream Semi Open Rose Buds

Other Supplies:
White/Brown CS, MME Lost & Found Sunshine 6x6 Paper Pad, Dovecraft Tea Party Paper Lace Doilies, QK Chemistry Alphabet Die, TGF Delicate Words Die, MFT Flourish Die, MFT Ribbon Awards Die

IAR "BOO-tiful" Blog Hop

(**CLICK HERE TGF October Blog Hop**)

Hi everyone, welcome to the IAR "BOO-tiful" Blog Hop, hosted by the

 I Am Roses Challenge Blog.

You should be arriving from Ivett's Blog, if not that's okay. The Blog Hop list is below so that you can make sure to comment on all the blogs for your chance to win some I Am Roses flowers.

Today I altered some Mini Takeout Treat Boxes. I bought a pack of these boxes from my local Michael's in their dollar-fifty bins. I thought they would be perfect because they had black and white stripes. I cut some images from Halloween designer paper and placed them in the front, perfect fit! I had some old tags in my stash and I just decorated them with twine, goodly eyes and some stamped images.

The I Am Roses leaves and flowers were only adhered to one flap. I layered one colored leaf, a 3/4" rose and a 1 1/2" flower together. 

The opening flaps are not glued or tied shut. To keep the treat box closed and secure, I wrapped some orange baker's twine around the box twice and through a hole on the tags.

Things are so much easier when you don't have to construct the actual treat box and all you have to do is decorate them. Easy peasy for any party where you have to make multiples. So that's my project share for you guys today, you can view my video here. I hope you have fun visiting all the creations made by the IAR Design Team.

Next up is Joy!

Here is the blog list to follow:

Aliscia: http://iscraphappy1.blogspot.com/

Donna: http://bearlymine.blogspot.co.uk/

Ivett: http://ivettcarrillo.blogspot.com/

Jo: www.paperdrama.blogspot.com (ME)

Joy: http://artangelsdesigns.blogspot.com/

Leslie: http://scrapsofmine.blogspot.com/

GOOD LUCK!!

I Am Roses Products (Links provided):

ZQL20-427 Mixed Color Rose Leaves

ZQL20-505 Mixed Black and White Rose Leaves

R3-427 Mixed Rainbow Color Paper Flowers

R21-274 Black Paper Roses

Other Supplies:

Michael's Mini Take-out Treat Boxes, Orange Baker's Twine, The Paper Studio Spooksville Paper Pad, MyStyleStamps Little Pumpkin Clear Stamp Set, Uniball White Gel Pen, Recollections Die Cut Tags, EK Success Sticko Googly Eyes Stickers, Hot Glue Gun

"Birthday Fun" IARCC

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Happy Birthday! To who? Anyone and everyone. This month's theme over at the I Am Roses Challenge Blog is "Birthday Fun" and it's also a Color Challenge, Yellow. I created these "Mini Birthday Hat Place Settings". Hehehe that's a mouthful.

I've been doing so many cards lately, I wanted to actually create something else. This is a cute and fun decor for a birthday party. Change up the pattern paper/colors to match the party theme. The Mini Hats are constructed from one piece of a 6x6 paper that I cut and rounded off one of the corners and rolled up the sheet to make the cone shape. I chose the colors Pink & Yellow for a girly party. These measure about 6 1/2" H x 3" W. If you add some string on both sides of the base, you can easily make it into a wearable mini hat.

I made a monogram banner on a toothpick and inserted it behind the flowers. These look more cute as place settings then a plain rectangular card. 

I used the Big Yellow Puffy Daisies as the base of the floral centerpiece and then used a variety of flowers (see links below for a list of the flowers) for the center. Changing up the centers make them more unique and different from one another.

These were so fun to make and now I want to have a party and make some more LOL. Maybe I'll use these for a scrap party. 

Come join in on this month's IAR Color Challenge over at the IAR Challenge Blog. Enter to win gorgeous flowers from I Am Roses.

GOOD LUCK!!

I Am Roses Products (Links provided):

LY1-15 White Lilies

PS-401 Big Yellow Puffy Daisies

D1-15 White Daisy Flowers

R40-49 White and Pale Yellow Paper Roses

ZQL0-3 Pink Soft Green Leaves (Alternate for the Pink/Green Maple Leaves - N/A)

Other Supplies:

MME Glitter Book 6x6 Pad, 2" Banner Punch, Toothpicks, Hot Glue, Misc Trims

July IAR Challenge - Featured Flower

(**CLICK HERE for the TGF "Picture Perfect" Blog Hop**)

Hey guys, I have another post for you today. Here I am sharing my project that I made for the July Challenge over at the I Am Roses Challenge Blog.

Here is the tag I made.

The featured flowers are the new Lilies (LY). Aren't they gorgeous. If you want to win some, head on over to the I Am Roses Challenge Blog for more details on this month's challenge.

I finally gave in and got a Prima Dolls Stamp by Julie Nutting. I also used the coordinating Tag set. On the background of the tag, I sprayed some Lindy's Stamp Gang sprays in the colors Plumeria Pink and Creme Brulee Cream. The image of the girl is colored with my Copics and I paper pieced her entire outfit. One requirement of the challenge is to use vellum, here instead of using designer paper, I used vellum for my doily die. The paper collection I used is from DCWV the Primrose Collection.

I made a cluster of the lilies, added some stamens and used seam binding for the ribbon up top. I had a leaf and mini butterflies punches by Martha Stewart and I used vellum for that also.

At the bottom of the card is another cluster of lilies, stamens and vellum leaves. Underneath it all are some two toned maple leaves. Added some die cuts and pearls to finish off the tag.

This was fun to make and the lilies are to die for! Come join us and enter to win the new Lilies!

GOOD LUCK!!

I Am Roses Products (Links provided):

LY1-15 White Lilies

LY1/517 Pink Lilies

LY1/526 Cream Pink Lilies

ZQST1-151 White Foam Head Stamen

ZQL0-3 Pink Soft Green Leaves (Alternated for the Pink/Green Maple Leaves - N/A)

Other Supplies:

DCWV Primrose Collection, Prima Julie Nutting Doll Stamp & Tags, Misc. Pearl Flourish, Copic Markers, Seam Binding, Vellum, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch & Mini Buterflies Punch