Maria's craft journal

New Year collage

2012-01-01T06:50:00.004+03:00

Happy New Year and Merry Christmas!

С Новым годом и Рождеством Христовым!

Hand-made ornaments

2011-12-30T15:14:00.004+03:00

I came up with this fun idea for my son's kindergarten group. I cut all the shapes with my Big Shot. There is a picture of the kid on one side in the scalloped circle frame and the back side is a place to write down a wish. I enjoyed taking pictures of the kids observing their personalities. Some like to pose for a picture, other don't.

Для детей из садовской группы Тимофея придумала вот такие украшения на елку. С одной стороны - фотография в круглой рамке, с другой - место для новогоднего желания. Все вырезано при помощи машинки для вырубки. Мне понравилось фотографировать детей. Кто-то любит фотографироваться и подходит дважды, кто-то не очень.

While I was working on the ornaments, my son willingly shared about his friends. It was a good opportunity for me to listen and learn. The teachers were very satisfied with this idea. The kids' faces turned out to be great decorations for the tree and later the kids could take the ornaments home as a gift.

Пока вырезала, клеила и сшивала, много узнала о каждом ребенке. Тимофей охотно комментировал.
Воспитатели остались очень довольны, детские мордашки украсили елку, а потом каждый ребенок смог забрать себе портрет на память.

Christmas tags

2011-12-19T17:02:00.012+03:00

I had leftover circles from a sketch which never worked out and I turned them into fun tags. The circles bases are lefovers from Christmas window cards. Together with Starbucks matrioshka coffee cups they were packed in my husband's suitcase just in time for him to leave on his business trip to California. The inner circles are poped up for dimention. I thought it first it was my idea, but remembered that I saw this frugal use of paper scraps at Betsy Veldman's blog.

Рождественские ярлычки для близких друзей. Я успела закончить наборы открыток, ярлычков в подарок друзьям, и вместе с чашками-матрёшками из Старбакса они уехали в Калифорнию. Все штампы - Hero Arts. Приятно, что сегодня дизайнер компании отметил эту фотографию в твиттере. Основа для мини открыток - остатки от открыток с окошками, таким образом все пошло в дело. Мне показалось, что это я сама придумала, а потом вспомнила, что подобное рачительное использование остатков видела в блоге у дизайнера Betsy Veldman.

I enter these mini cards into Hero Arts December challenge.

My card making class

2011-11-04T07:42:00.006+03:00

This is my first try at using Hero Arts digital butterlies. It is inspired by Lucy's cards . I printed four card panels on one page, adding a sentiment. The butterflies were printed on various designer papers. I cut them out, distressed adges, added glossy accents on the wings and colored the bodies with pens. The papers are from DCWV and K&Company.

Special thanks to Marina for the beautifully created digital sentiments which she shares for free on her blog.

Two weeks ago I taught a class at a church retreat on how to make this card. I enjoyed it so much, so did the ladies!

TFL!

Hero Arts fall card exchange

2011-10-30T17:09:00.006+03:00

It takes me so long to post about the Flicker HA group fall card exchange. I love these exchanges as you get to connect with crafters from all over the world and make new friends. I love how his bright autumn card has turned out. It was safely delivered to Marijke in Holland. Is it a miracle or what? It took about a week to reach Holland! I am still expecting a card from my exchange partner.

The background is made with distress inks and spritzed water on watercolor paper. Easy and fun way to create a custom-made background with in any color rage! I applied Glossy Accents on the flower, so it is masked and applied inks and stamping.

Supplies:
K5376 Hydrangea (Hero Arts)
S4878 Old Letter Writing (HA)
Classic Fabric Design CG245(HA)

TFL!

Inchie Challenge by Sharon Harnist

2011-10-06T21:07:00.005+03:00

This is the forth and last card made for Inchie Challenge by Sharon Harnist (EHWCMD3) on the Classroom blog.

This one was the most challenging. I played with my favorite stamp - Hydrangea from Hero Arts. TFL!

I also enter into the Sketch Challenge #96 on Skipping Stones Design blog.

Color Swatch Challenge by Julie Ebersole

2011-10-05T21:05:00.006+03:00

Here's one more card I made for the Color Swatch Challenge by Julie Ebersole (EHWCMD1) on the Classroom blog. I loved Julie's card on the blog showing the simple and effective technique of clear embossing images and freely applying distress inks.
These're the colors of the challenge:

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The glittered patterned paper was so pretty I decided not to cut the 12" strip but fold it forming a pocket inside. To finish it off I added the same scalloped edge as on the front. TFL!

Sketch Challenge Julia Stainton

2011-10-03T20:28:00.006+03:00

This card is made of the beautiful scraps left over from a recent wedding card. I followed the Sketch Challenge Julia Stainton (EHWCMD4) on the Classroom blog.

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The background squares were stamped with the Classic Fabric design (Hero Arts), using 4-5 distress inks and misted with water before applying watercolor paper. For he central panel distressed the white circle with Spiced Marmalade and Faded Jeanes and stamped with the Classic Fabric Design which was sprayed with water. I colored the stamped Flower Corsage with distress inks using a brush and water.

The sentiment (Friends are treasures by Hero Arts) was clear embossed.

I also enter the card into the Bling challengeover at Lily Pad blog. TFL!

Celebrating World Card Making day

2011-10-02T14:59:00.006+03:00

Happy World Card making day for all the crafters!

Here're some of my recent cards. I was inspired by a card by Tami Hartley on the Hero Arts blog and wanted to case it. I also enter this card into the Holiday Card Challenge by Ellen Hutson (EHWCMD2).

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All stamps used are Hero Arts. TFL!

Rainbow wedding

2011-09-24T17:05:00.011+03:00

Today my son an I attended an amazing rainbow color wedding. It is a privilege to witness a new family being born, especially a couple who place Christ in the center of their marriage.

Here's a card I made for them.

I colored the stamped Flower Corsage with distress inks using a brush and water. The background was stamped with the Classic Fabric design (Hero Arts), using 4-5 distress inks and misted with water before applying watercolor paper. I loved the result! The smaller flowers' centers were covered with Glossy accents.

I also made a small pocket inside and a matching envelope!

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I enter the card into Dies to Die For Challenge on Simon Says Stamp blog. I used Spellbinders nestabilities (Standard Circles Large and Classic Squares Large) to cut and emboss the panel and the pocket.
TFL!

First Christmas card this year

2011-09-24T16:17:00.008+03:00

This card was inspired by a challenge at Lily Pad blog.
I just saw that I am late to enter it into the contest, while my husband was away on business trip in Italy I had no computer to upload my pics. But that's ok.

Here's the card. I tried a new fun technique I learned from Betsy Veldman on Simon Says Stamp blog. I used the Hero Arts stamp set I won by leaving a comment on SSS blog. For the background I used an embossing folder, a white crayon and distress inks.

TFL!

Hero Arts September challenge

2011-09-13T21:40:00.008+03:00

I had a lot of fun designing this thank you card for a man. I embossed and distressed some inches and then diecut a window. The seagull is a die-cut from K&Company. I love combining stamping and pattern papers. The papers are from We are memory keepers and SEI. I am entering this card into Hero Arts September challenge.

I came up with an idea how to cover brads on the back of the card. I die-cut small circles from a sticker sheet to do this.

My package from Stampin Treasures has arrived together with a prize won at SimonSaysStamp!

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I can not wait to have some free time to enjoy the new toys:) It was a closing sale with a 60% discount.

I want to show a few cards my 9 y.o. son Yegor makes. Nothing goes to waste, he picks bits and pieces and turns them into tiny cute creations. We were both very inspired by this video by Jennifer McGuire.

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A travel book

2011-07-30T10:08:00.010+03:00

I made this fun travel book from left over pictures from the scrapbooks I made for my kids earlier. A few years ago we spent 2 months in the outskirts of Paris. My husband was on job training with Alcatel. So while he was at work I took the kids twice a week to enjoy Paris. Yegor (our oldest son) was six and he enjoyed it to the fullest. He never complained that he had to do lots of walking. Timothy was in the stroller.

There were perfect square pages left from the journals I made from a roll of whatman paper and aged with hot coffee, slightly crumpling the paper while still wet. I used a few papers from En Route pack by Sei.

So I figured I could make a smaller journal for my son. Yesteday we worked together adding photos and images from cards and maps I saved from the trip. I even dug out a few metro tickets:)

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The cover panel by Graphic45 came from Jacqueline . Thank you!

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I wanted all his treasues to be well seen. So I came up with transparent pockets.

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I made those from nesties' packaging putting it throuh the Big Shot machine using cuttlebug folders. I made both horizontal and vertical pockes embossed with Candy Cane Stripe and Number Collage. I used the sewing machine to make everything more durable.

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This is a smaller transparent pocket, can you see it?

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I used the maps of Paris in various ways - cut them into tags and made another pocket. There're plenty of spare pages for Yegor to fill in.

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This is being entered also into the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge: Anything Goes.

Fanactical about Botanical

2011-07-30T09:51:00.010+03:00

I enter this card into a challenge over on the Moxie Fab World Blog.

For the love of hydrangea, a photo by Zayasa on Flickr.

I heat embossed the Hydrangea, colored it with Wild Honey distress ink pad and embellished with tiny pearls. The bright yellow ribbon was died with the same ink to match the colors perfectly. I overstamped the main panel with Old Letter Writing and heat embossed the card base with the Circle Doily.

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I am playing with different colors and sentiments. I think it could be a good card both for a wedding and a birthday.

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These're the Hero Arts stamps I used for the card.
K5376 Hydrangea
S4878 Old Letter Writing
LL844 Word Blocks
CG168 Circle Doily

I also entere the card into the Simon Says Stamp and Show challenge: Anything Goes.

Summer vacation

2011-07-22T20:05:00.005+03:00

Hello, dear blog readers!
I am enjoying a summer long vacation with my three boys. We were away almost all of June and July. I did not do any crafting. But I was reading craft blogs and enjoying seeing new stamp releases by Hero Arts.

Here's a stamper I met via flickr group. Nancy is a gifted cardmaker and you will enjoy visiting her blog Happy heart studio. She is giving away this beautiful purple set. It is nice to meet yet another Christian crafter!

Привет всем, кто заходит в гости!
Практически весь июнь и июль я в отпуске с детьми. Я совсем ничего не делала, забросила все рукоделие. Но читала блоги и с удовольствием наблюдала за выпусками новых штампов Hero Arts.

В группе Hero Arts на flickr.com я познакомилась с талантливой рукодельницей Нэнси. Посетите её блог Happy heart studio и поучаствуйте в розыгрыше приза в фиолетовых тонах. Приятно встретить среди рукодельниц ещё одну христианку!

Easter cards with kids

2011-04-22T12:10:00.003+03:00

Как сделать пасхальную открытку с детьми? Очень просто, если подоготовить все необходимые материлалы заранее. Эти фотографии я также публикую в своём жж, отсуда и подписи на них.

Из плотной бумаги вырезать прямоугольник 15Х22см. Сложить пополам 15Х11см. Один край обрезать фигурным дыроколом, приложив линейку, отрезать лишний сантиметр с задней строны открытки.

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Распечатать на плотном листе А4 текст поздравлений с Пасхой на цветном принтере. Текст создать при помощи переводчика google (желающим могу прислать по эл. почте). Разрезать лист поперек на полоски шириной 7,5 см. Полосу с текстом приложить к бланку открытки, в зависимости от расположения текста сделать отметки по несколько мм. с каждого края и отрезать лишнее. Край обрезать фигурным дыроколом или ножницами. С помощью клея карандаша приклеить тесьму, закрепить её края на обороте при помощи двустороннего скотча.

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На кусочках цветной бумаги поставить оттиски штампом с цветочным рисунком, вырезать по контуру. Каждый лепесток согнуть вдоль для придания объёма. В центре цветка шилом проделать маленькое отверстие, вставить брадс, можно также использовать стразы, жемчужены или пришить пуговицы. Панельку с закреплёнными цветами приклеить к бланку. Можно положить под пресс. Открытка готова!

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В мамино хобби вовлечены все:)

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Тимофей. Такую открытку может сделать даже ребёнок 4-5 лет минут за 10.

Easter blessings

2011-04-03T16:12:00.004+03:00

Easter blessings, a photo by Zayasa on Flickr.

A gift set of ten cards with envelopes I made for my close friends.
I have learned from Jacqueline about a week's challenge from Moxie Fab World to create a card set to give out to a loved one.These cards I made for special friends in advance and mailed from Russia to the US.
Десять пасхальных открыток с конвертами, сделанные в подарок друзьям. Я участвую в конкурсе Moxie Fab World "Подарочный набор открыток ручной работы".

Easter, a photo by Zayasa on Flickr.

Another card using the Background Layering Technique from Shari. I like the marble effect that the diоstress ink and water give. The sign in Russian says "Jesus has risen". TFL!
Еще одна открыточка на Пасху. Испльзовала технику, описанную в блоге Hero Arts. Видео можно посмотреть здесь - http://heroarts.com/blogs/club/2011/03/09/layered-stamped-backgrounds/

Timothy's scrap portrait

2011-04-03T14:58:00.003+03:00

Timothy, a photo by Zayasa on Flickr.

My middle son also requested a scrapbook of his own. The autumn colors of the picture are perfect because Timothy was born in October. I used two Hero Arts stamps to embelish the page, his small drawing, DCWV die cuts, Tim Holtz bird cage die cut and mask. Other pages will be more simple.

Мой средний сын, которому 4 года, тоже попросил сделать ему скрапбук. Осенняя тема как нельзя кстати, т.к. родился он в октябре. Чтобы сделать страничку поинтереснее я использовала штампы Hero Arts, нож и маску Тима Хольца, Тимошин рисунок, вырубку DCWV. Другие странички для его альбома будут менее затейливыми.

8 марта

2011-03-18T20:57:00.005+02:00

Воспитателям, учителям и Егоркиным одноклассницам сделала вот такие открытки к празднику. Воспитателям в саду дала два дырокола Марты Стюарт, чтобы они для детей нарезали цветных бабочек. Они дивились, где я такие раздобыла и были очень благодарны.

I made lots of cards for the teachers of my kids. I shared my MS punches with the kindergarten teachers, so they could punch butterflies and use them for kids' projects. They thought the punches were so cool.

Мне захотелось попробовать новую форму открытки. Идея сделать открытку с кармашками взяла в Everything pockets.
The inspiration to try something new came from Shari's Everything pockets.

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Вот такие простенькие - для одноклассниц.
These simple ones I made for my son's classmates.

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Ещё мне пришла в голову простая идея - для дочек подруг делать наборчики из разноцветных ярлычков и бабочек, чтобы они вместе делали открытки.
I also came up with an idea of making small kits for my friends' kids and give as gifts. So that the moms could make cards together with their children.

Recent cards

2011-02-26T14:04:00.006+02:00

I had some left over prestiched hydrangea panels left. I colored it with distress inks, mixing Fired Brick and Walnut Stain. I enjoyed coloring with a very fine paint brush.

Эта открыточка родилась из остатков. Я смешала дистресс чернила Fired Brick и Walnut Stain и тоненькой кисточкой раскрасила гортензию, получив огромное удовольствие от процесса.

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I could not look up the original card in the internet so I made a similar one as well as I could remember. I like it thought I think I have overdone it. The encouraging thought is that this is a way to learn:)

One of the butterflies is made from repurposed MS punch packaging. The swirls (Aladine) are actually hearts. The big flower is a Magenta stamp I bought in France. It turned to be versatile as I expected it to be. For this card I did something I never did before - I put half of the card base (the face) in the embossing folder and passed it through the Big Shot machine.

The smaller flowers and the sentiment are Hero Arts' Thoughtful Messages. The background is stamped with Old Letter Writing and Faded Jeans.

Мне захотелось повторить прошлогоднюю открытку с вариациями. Не имея оригинала, я делала её по памяти, добавила много деталей. В результате перестаралась, но не беда, так я учусь чему-нибудь новому:)

Одну из бабочек я вырезала из упаковки от дырокола Марты Стюарт. Большой цветок - это штамп Magenta, который я купила во Франции. Это была одна из первых покупок, я довольна, он оказался универсальным. Завитки - это штамп с сердечками Aladine. Для этой открытки я изготовила бланк, пропустив лицевую часть, вложенную в папку для тиснения, через машинку Big Shot.

Маленькие цветы и слова из набора акриловых штампов Hero Arts Thoughtful Messages. Для фона использовала Old Letter Writing и дистресс чернила Faded Jeans.

My original card.
Прошлогодняя открытка.

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Silhouette Grass

2011-02-05T16:11:00.002+02:00

These are my recent cards using the Silhouette Grass stamp. I absolutely love this background stamp. It gives me a creative boost.
Вот несколько последних открыток с новый фоновым штампом Silhouette Grass. Абсолютный фаворит!

The photo does not do the justice to the card. However this is the best I could do.
Открытка в жизни намного лучше, но лучше сфотографировать не удалось.

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I learned from Jacqueline not to throw away pieces of the projects that went wrong. Instead I punch out squares and turn them into gift tags.
Жаклин научила меня не выбрасывать неудавшиеся работы, а при помощи компостера нарезать их на квадраты и обращать в открыточки-ярычки.

Love Peace Joy

2011-02-04T21:18:00.005+02:00

I have finally received a Christmas card from Vicky Papaioannou from Greece. I met Vicky through the Hero Arts flickr group card exchange. I am so glad this stylish card was not lost in the mail!
Наконец-то почта доставила рождественскую открытку от Вики Папаиоаноу из Греции. С ней мы познакомились благодаря Hero Arts flickr group, где участвовали в обмене открытками. Я очень рада, что эта стильная открытка не затерялась!

Here'a a link to the video tutorial on Vicky's blog "Clips-n-Cuts".
Вот ссылка на пост Вики, где можно посмотреть видео, как сделать такую открытку.
Thank you, Vicky!
Спасибо, Вики!

My prize from Hero Arts

2011-01-28T23:14:00.013+02:00

This month my prize package Hero Arts stamps arrived. These are beautiful wood block stamps I chose for my prize as a Fresh Face winner in November challenge round 1. I am very excited and thankful!

В этом месяце я наконец-то получила свои призовые штамп Hero Arts. Резиновые штампы небывалой красоты на деревянной основе, которые я выиграла в номинации "Новичок" в ноябре. Я так рада и благодарна!

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And my tag.
Мой ярлычок.

With Easter card in mind I made two cards using two new stamps - the French Post and Old Letter Writing. I loved Quilterlin's card "Lavender and lace" I saw back in September. She combined the doily and old letter writing. This is such an elegant combo.
Думая о пасхальной открытке, я сделала вот такие открыточки. Ещё в сентябре мне очень понравилась открытка "Лаванда и кружево" Квилтерин. Сочетание "Старого письма" и "Кружева" дают удивительный эффект.

I was curious to experiment with clear and opaque embossing poweders to see different results. The clear e p gives a more gentle effect.

Мне было интересно посмотреть разницу между прозрачной и белой матовой пудрами для эмбоссинга.

The birds were stamped and cut out. I covered them and the sentiment with glossy eccents. The distress ink is Wild Honey and the other ink I used is Sepia ink.
Я отштамповала птичек, вырезала, наклеила и "отполировала" при помощи глосси эксентс.

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The cards inside.
Открытки внутри.

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Also I cut lots of quick gifts tags. There're never enought of them:) The message reads "From all my heart".
Для подарков нарезала ярлычков. Их никогда не бывает много:)

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More journals

2011-01-04T12:28:00.001+02:00

Around 400 settlements in Russia have been left without electricity as a result of the heavy snowfall.

This is what the trees and bushes look like after the "ice rain" last Saturday.

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These are some more of the fabric cover journals I recently made. I enjoy combining quilting fabric, paper, stamping techniques, and scrapbook embelishments to create a unique journal.

Maria's craft journal

New Year collage

Hand-made ornaments

Christmas tags

My card making class

Hero Arts fall card exchange

Inchie Challenge by Sharon Harnist

Color Swatch Challenge by Julie Ebersole

Sketch Challenge Julia Stainton

Celebrating World Card Making day

Rainbow wedding

First Christmas card this year

Hero Arts September challenge

A travel book

Fanactical about Botanical

Summer vacation

Easter cards with kids

Easter blessings

Timothy's scrap portrait

8 марта

Recent cards

Silhouette Grass

Love Peace Joy

My prize from Hero Arts

More journals

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Irina Muzalevskaya

Merry Christmas!

Совы

TOP-2010

Hero Arts blog hop

An art journal

Открытка по скетчу №18

HeroArtsChallenge

Case Study challenge #12

Birthday vintage card

Sketch86

Сердечная открытка

Развороты для альбома

Case Study challenge #9

Детская открытка и рамка

АртУголок выпустил свой журнал

Sketch81

Case Study challenge #5

A fun card

Скрапбук для Егора

Мега конфета от АртУголка

Sketch69

Открытки-малютки

Sketch66

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Happy blogiversary to Vanessa!

Мини квилт "Кошки"

Sketch62

Щедрость друзей - материалы для пэчворка

Открытка по скетчу №5

Скрап-приз от АртУголка

Sketch61

Открытка по скетчу №3 "Под углом, часть 2"

Задание №24"Классика"

Страничка "Под углом"

Sketch60

Sketch 59 & Hero Arts

Scraps

Винтажная открытка по скетчу №3

Scrapshop

Sketch 58

Задание АртУголка №22

Sketch 57 & Hero Arts

Страничка "Клетки"

Sketch 56

Открытка по скетчу №2 "Овал"

Открытка по скетчу №1 "Обновление"

Скарап приз от АртУголка

Spring crafting

Spiderweb

Больше скрап материалов в России

Альбом "Любимцы"/Scrapbook "Pets"

The Sweet Life Album

Cardmaking and a new friend