CeeCee's Creations

3D decoupage card

hello blog friends!

i am neglecting you so much... i'm trying to catch up but if you miss me you can always find me on YouTube for the latest developments. i thought i'd start posting about projects that i've completed recently. feel free to ask me any questions about them.

angelle showed me how to properly put a 3D card together:

it's an Anton Piek painting that i've cut out by hand and put together with Scrap Dots, a silicone-based glue.

the little dog at the bottom of the card has 3 different layers to it... yup, lots of very small fussy cutting. but i loved every single minute of it.

 thanks for visiting and have a great day! CC

some cards and art journal pages and random stuff

 

good tuesday!

i've been lagging in my vlogs but i've been busy making stuff :-)  i made this card for my friend Kathy's birthday using a whole bunch of inks and stamps.

i really like how it turned out. the background is made with different colors of Distress Inks. some of the flowers were clear embossed and some others were layered using different colors of Archival Inks. i love making this type of cards and playing with shadows and movement.

i also made this card for a tutorial tuesday video for scrapbook centrale:

this card is very clean and simple and i need to make these once in a while. i almost rejuvenates me.

i also made a couple of pages in my art journal but you'll have to watch this video below because i didn't take pictures.

 

i hope everyone has a happy and creative week. CeeCee ya later!

sometimes i vlog about art journaling with dina wakley

last weekend, i had the immense joy of attending a 2 workshops with THE dina wakley. what an opportunity. my head is still filled with images and that i need to put down on paper. here's what i made and what i have to say about it ;-) (hi-res photos at the end).

have a wonderful and creative day! CeeCee

 

 

and the photos ...

facing the facts - a painterly face

practicing the 3/4 view

completed Graphic45 Song Bird easel calendar - photo intense!

happy tuesday, everyone!

well i've finally completed a project started last july :-) here are the photos of my Graphic45 Song Bird easel calendar. i love it so much! this line of paper is just absolutely stunning so you can't go wrong with any project you make with it. i'm planning on making a coordinating perpetual calendar book to store cards i want to send to my friends throughout the year. but for now, here's a video of a flip through and some photos at the end (you can view the video for complete set of photos or my Facebook page).

announcing the winners of the 1,000th YT Giveaway

1,000th subscriber giveaway!

i finally got around to put together this video for a giveaway on my YouTube channel. go check it out for a chance to win some goodies!

january ramblings and photos

good cold morning, my creative friends!

it's -18 celsius in montreal today. yikes and yikes. i thought i'd pop in here to give you an update since my last post was a couple of weeks ago. i was in Anaheim, California for a week for the CHA Winter 2013 show and although it was fun i'm just glad to be home. the funny part is that while i was away, montreal got record warm weather and Cali got record cold weather. funny how that works, huh?!

i'm slowly getting back into the groove of things. i started vlogging about my work and other creative projects and you can catch that on my YouTube channel here. and on thursday, i'll be announcing my 1,000th subscriber giveaway.

what else?

oh, one of my resolutions for this year is to finish the projects i have started or planned last year. one of them is this:

 

it's an easel album from graphic45 that i'm turning into a desktop calendar. it's a class i was fortunate enough to be part of at a show in florida last october. the album is made with the Bird Song paper and stickers collection. i love that asian-inspired collection. the colors are so vibrant. i ended re-doing most of what i had done during the class to add my own personal touches. one the whole calendar is finished, i'll make sure to post the pictures here.

and the card below i made for a video tutorial for scrapbook centrale and you can view it here. the video is about coloring and shading with color pencils. for the card, i used this cute stamp by Saturated Canary called "valentine petals". she's adorable!

 

that's it for now. i hope you're keeping well and warm and i will speak to you soon!

CeeCee

little fellah

hey there, little guy!

here's my new desktop fella, handmade by my friend Miss KoolAid. he's adorable. if you bug her enough, she might make some for her etsy store?! :-)

i thought i'd also show you some wonderful handmade cards i received for the holidays.

from Marie-Pierre

from Karen

from Angelle

from Pauline

i love them all -- thank you, friends.

have a great monday! CeeCee

five

true story...

sometimes i reach for my art journal that i started year ago. it feels good and liberating to just go with the flow. sometimes a girl needs a break from structured work. sometimes a girl needs a diversion from the routine. sometimes a girl just needs to play.

starting on the right foot

i had one major item on my to-do list today: taking down the christmas decorations. i am now proud to say that i've accomplished my mission! another item that i keep dragging on my list is inventorying and organizing my stamp collection. i have been putting it off since i decided to change my original system, which looked like this:

i started it by stamping and inventorying while cross-referencing in regular binders but the darn things were way too heavy and i wanted something that i could pull out from my shelves and open easily to accommodate my small crafting space. i found the answer with these:

 

of course these are the mini binders that everyone is looking for (seasonal items at staples) but i had the brilliant idea of buying all the ones i needed for this project while they were still available. boy, am i glad i did so!

so now i'm in the process of removing everything from the big binders and transferring everything into mini binders (yeah... i need to cut and paste and photocopy to fit the smaller binders. it's a long and arduous process but i feel that this is the biggest job i'll ever have to tackle in my craft room and i'm just going to keep doing it until i'm done! i've pushed aside other projects to do that but it's a necessary evil because i can't function in this chaos anymore. i don't know half of my stamp collection! then i'll be able to play and put my beloved stamps to good use. so just be patient with me while i finish this. i promise to document my journey on video.

happy 2nd day of the year! CeeCee

here's to a fresh new year!

may the year 2013 bring you all that you wish for.

happy holidays !

i wish you all a very happy holiday

may you be safe and warm

you are loved!

CeeCee

Guess who's published in this issue of Papercraft Inspirations UK, January 2013 issue?!

I'm on page 89 along with other crafters. It's my first time being published and I'm just so thankful. The issue went on sale yesterday.

I hope you're having a great day. I'll be back this weekend to share some of the projects I made for the 12 days of Christmas for Scrapbook Centrale.

Ceeya!

CeeCee

hey just a quick post to say that i'm super busy making a whole bunch of video tutorials but i'm still thinking about my subscribers :-) stay tuned for news from me in the december newsletter. in the meantime, here's little snippet of what i've been creating (i'll show full pictures in a couple of weeks.

in the meantime, stay warm and happy!
CeeCee

my little 3d cardinal with tim holtz's mini cardinal movers and shapers die

i make cards: embossed poinsettias with Tim Holtz Alterations

sometimes you get your hands on a product and it invades your creative space or mojo or whatever you want to call it. i got to play with the Poinsettias embossing folder by Tim Holtz' Alterations last week and i fell in love... once again. the embossing folder matches with the new Tattered Poinsettia die and oh boy the fun i had. i couldn't stop making them.

here they are:

this one was created with the same pattern paper you see in the background

that one is my favorite. i also used the same background paper for the poinsettia and the tiny reindeer pattern makes the poinsettia even more real with spots of brown. i love it! the crystal in the middle is from a Sparklets pack (coral) by kaisercraft.

this one is more tradional but i like it as well.

this one to me looks unbalanced but by the time i realized it the picture was taken (isn't that weired?!). it would have looked better had i stamped the sentiment in the upper left corner or cut a it smaller, maybe on the left side. oh well.

the burgundy-ish paper i used for this poinsettia is from the Just Believe collection by American Crafts.

you can click on the photos to view them in high resolution.

all the products you see here are available at Scrapbook Centrale, if you are in the Montreal region.

the sentiment is also from one of Tim Holtz' stamps: "Mini Holidays 3" - love that set!

have you made your christmas cards yet? If so, are you using one specific theme? i'ld love to know :-)

have a happy and creative day! CeeCee

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VIDEO: i make glitter owls christmas cards

can you believe that christmas is only a month away?  i always get caught thinking i have more time to prep and buy the gifts and cook the food... (sigh). oh well, i still have a month :-)

here's a few cards i made using the autumn owls stamp set with dies by sizzix, the christmas accessories stamp set by dylusions (dyan reavely) and micro fine glitter. i also colored over the glitter with copic markers and you can watch this video to find out how i did them! (photos at the end of this post)

have a fantastic week! CeeCee

 

 

 

 

 

 

i make cards: gift-card card with Art Impressions stamps

hi there, creative friends!

today, i feel like my mojo is back on track because i have a plan... my work is scheduled for the next 2 weeks and that frees up my mind to think about projects i want to showcase here. i have a few things that i brought back from a seminar in florida at the beginning of the month that i want to show you so i'll be getting around to do that as soon as i fine tune them.

in the meantime, here's a cute card and video (at the end of this post) i made for scrapbook centrale using the fabulous Art Impressions stamps for a fun way to give a gift card at christmas.

here's the inside of the card. i cut out the partially-stamped snowman and added the sentiment that comes with the stamp set. i also cut out a slit in the mitten to wedge the sentiment into the snowman's hand.

i colored the image with Copic markers and gave texture to some of the elements using a spray bottle filled with the colorless blender solution and a piece of terry cloth. fun, fun, fun!

i had so much fun that i reversed the layout and made another card where you would include the gift card inside the card (which makes more sense to me).

i used a piece of patterned paper from the Graphic 45's Nutcracker Sweet which had the perfect color to coordinate with the store's gift card! everything coordinates and I love it!

you'll find a list of the supplies within the video.

here's the video: it is in French but has English subtitles so it's easy to follow.

have a fantastic day filled with creativity and love! CeeCee

i make cards: merging pictures with Little Darlings stamps

Little Darlings stamps are... well... darling :) and i had fun putting this card together using their stamps with masks and a stamp positionner. take a look at the video for scrapbook centrale and photos at the end of the post to find out how did this!

thanks for checkin' in and have a great day! CeeCee

 

organizational questions answered

hey everyone!

i've had quite a few questions on the supplies i used for the organizational projects from recent videos i uploaded, so i decided to post the answers here.

question:  thin metal dies storage - where did you get the binders?

Answer: I got the mini binders at staples (bureau en gros) but sadly the staples in my area (montreal, canada) decided to discontinue them. if you see any, grab them all! there is an equivalent in size by avery but the construction of the binder is not as sturdy. here's a picture of the discontinued binder:

question: arts & crafts supplies inventory binder - where did you get the binder and the tabs from?

answer: the binders, tab pages, ruled paper, plain paper and envelopes are from the "sarabinders" collection by hot off the press. they can be purchased from Scrapbook Centrale in the Dollard-des-Ormeaux (3349 des Sources) if you live in the Greater Montreal area or ordered online here for the rest of the world.

question: my perfect wallet - where did you get the binder?

answer: the 3-ring binder is a business card organizer and can be found at staples (bureau en gros). the brand is also staples.

so, i hope this clears out a few questions. if you need more info, don't hesitate to contact me.

 

video: i organize my arts & crafts supply inventory binder

c'est le weekend and i'm celebrating by posting my 2nd post of the week... what?!

this video was much requested; my arts & crafts supply inventory binder gets a lot of attention wherever i go and i'm quite proud of it, if i do say so myself.

it's a great tool for both at home and the road. at home, i use it to match colors because it gives me a visual of all of my supplies. so when i work on a project, say a card for instance, and i need to find the color of glitter that matches the paper i'm using i can just flip through my glitter section to see which colors i have that would fit. I love it.

and when i'm shopping for supplies, i refer to it often in order to avoid buying duplicates since my memory is terrible.

so all in all a good tool to have on hand. yes, it takes a while to put it all together but once it's started you only have to keep it up to date and the initial investment of time pays off in a big way.

anyways, here it is! have a great weekend, everybody, and thanks for visiting! CeeCee

VIDEO: i art a mixed media hallowe'en canvas

 

 

i finally have a chance to post here today. i needed some time to edit this video and here it is. i am a big fan of hallowe'en just not the dressing up part. i like the colors, the decorations, the candies (who doesn't!). and even though i don't have young kids anymore, i feel like adding some touches of hallowe'en throughout the house. so here's the 1st piece i made with claudine hellmuth's fabulous halloween stamp set. there are photos at the end of this post and here's the video. i hope you enjoy it!

thanks for stopping by and have a great day, everyone! CeeCee

VIDEO: i color a watercolor tri-fold card with Art Impressions stamps

 

 

a few of you have wondered if i had stopped creating. not at all! au contraire, i've been creating so much for my day job that i haven't had time to show you the projects i've been making. here's one that i've enjoyed tremendously.

this week, i had fun rediscovering my love for watercoloring. not that i've done a lot of watercoloring in my life, but i'm really enjoying it! this week, i had to make a tutoriel for scrapbook centrale using new stamps by Art Impressions and because of the style of images i decided to reach for watercolor pencils.

this card is a special tri-fold card and you'll understand why when you watch the video. i hope you'll enjoy this video! CeeCee

video: i organize my thin metal dies storage system

 

 

yup, it's me! i haven't had time to update this good ol' blog-o of mine in a while but i'm back with an organizational video. i started a re-org of my craft room and the supplies so be prepared to see more of these types of videos.

basically, i removed all the thin metal dies i had inside my cupboards and organized them all in mini binders. here are some pictures but you'll get all the details from the video.

have a great week! À bientôt! CeeCee

i art on video: suzi blu's angel of art on canvas

oooooh, i'm liking my newest crafting addiction! i call it "art-ing on canvas". this week, i was asked to put something together on a 6" X 6" canvas for Scrapbook Centrale. i was given a beautiful stamp by Suzi Blu called "Angel of Art". little did i know that this would be a pivotal point in my life. 

i   a m   a d d i c t e d !!!

i liked it so much that i made a video in time-lapse of my creation. if you want to skip this post and watch it now, click HERE.

i have so many ideas running around in my little brain right now. i think about them day and night! i enjoyed working with this beautiful stamp and especially my new acquisition: a beautiful box set of the "Stamper's Big Brush Pens" by Faber-Castell. these things are ymmmmmm-o!

so here's what i first came up with:

so i decided to make another one in a different color scheme and with a different border. this time, i used a border stamp from the "Doodles" stamp set by Claudine Hellmuth.

the coloring was all done with the big brush pens. i also used Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Gesso and Viva Decor's Mother-of-Pearl's Precious Metal Paint (on the crown). i printed the quote from my computer on copy paper and inked it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

for her wings, i used a generous amount of Glossy Accents by Ranger and added tinsels by Recollections. they look a bit like feathers.

i added some Crystal Stickles to her eyelids. i like her. she's whimsical. she's dreamy. and she's now on my desk :-D

here's the video:

 

so i just thought i'd share this with you. thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful thursday! CeeCee

 

it's been a while...

... but i'm still thinking about you. i thought by the summer i'd have my schedule under control but time eludes me! i'm sure i'm not the only one in that situation.

so instead of apologizing profusely, i will just show you some of my latest projects i made for Scrapbook Centrale. i will link to the posts so you can get the low-down on the how-to's and whacha-ma-call-it's.

sometime this week, i will post about my latest crafting obsession. i just have to find the time to get all the ideas out of my head and unto... canvas ;-0

but for now, here are some of my latest creations. the following are a series of cards i made using washi/paper tapes. they are so much fun to work with! here's the link to SC's blog post.

then there was this little card about white embossing backgrounds and you can find the tutorial here:

and the last one is all about dry embossing with a folder and the Hero Arts Stamp and Die Sets. you can get the deetz here.

that's it for now. i'll be back later. have a great day! CeeCee

glitter? yes, please!

happy tuesday, everyone!

i don't know why but i'm always so energetic on tuesdays... must be i hate mondays. but i don't - i really don't hate mondays. especially when i get to play with glitter!!!

yesterday, i made this video tutorial for Scrapbook Centrale for this card:

it is no secret that i absolutely love glitter. especially micro fine glitter. i've made a few other cards using that type of glitter but i recently discovered that you can actually stamp over micro-fine glitter! yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!

i'm not going to detail how i did it because the video says it all. and although the video is in french, it has english subtitles wherever needed.

on a different note, i just wanted to show you what my friend Marie-Pierre did my Lil' Cee Ballerina digi for her daughter's 4th birthday. it's so cute! if you're interested in coloring Lil' Cee Ballerina, you can find a link it HERE.

thank you so much for visiting and have a fantastic day! CeeCee

sometimes i make simple cards and videos

for a while now, my mission has been to use up all of the sheet of paper that i just cut out into while making a card, a page or any other project. i don't want to have to store leftovers anymore. ( i tried to do that with my food but i wouldn't advise it... :-D )

here are a few cards i made after i finished this one for my friend, Marie-Pierre:

i was left with beautiful wavy pattern from the Shine On collection by Basic Grey so i decided to use it up and make these:

i ended up taking 4 more sheets of the 6X6 paper pad and that was fine by me! here's a video clip of me describing how i got there:

and here are the photos and supplies list. have a grat sundy! CeeCee

LIST OF SUPPLIES

background element stamp - CLUB SCRAP
"spool sentiments" stamp set - MAYA ROAD
"teeny tiny wishes" stamp set - STAMPIN' UP!
"shine on" 6 X6 paper pad - BASIC GREY
tuxedo black memento ink - TSUKINEKO
basic black craft ink - STAMPIN' UP!
clear embossing powder - STAMPIN' UP!
pergamano stencil #SPB004L (unknown source)
white textured cardstock - BAZZILL
orange, classic red and chartreuse micro-fine glitter - GLAMOUR GLITTER
moss green micro-fine glitter - GLITTER RITZ
scallop circle punch - STAMPIN' UP!
1-1/4" circle punch - STAMPIN' UP!
1-3/8" circle punch  - STAMPIN' UP!
butterfly punch - MARTHA STEWART CRAFTS
1/4" corner chomper - WE R MEMORY MAKERS
1/4" real red grosgrain ribbon - STAMPIN' UP!
stampin' dimensionals - STAMPIN' UP!
mini glue dots
brads
rhinestones

a card for my friend, marie précieuse

(list of supplies at the end of this post)

a few years ago, i made a friend over the internet. that french-canadian friend lived in switzerland at the time and the few times she visited canada, we tried to get together. now, this friend lives in the U.S.! and she'll be coming soon to visit and i'm so excited. this friend's birthday was last week so i made a card for her.

i was quite proud of this card - all the layering and the glitter... i completely overlooked the fact that i was using an english sentiment. duh, me! anyhoo, i sent it to her anyways and i know she forgives me :)

i've listed the supplies at the end. but i need to address a question that my friend asked me after she got the card. how did i glitter the heart and the cherry? after all, they match perfectly with the stamped image. that's because i used the stamped image as a guide. these 2 elements are covered with micro-fine glitter and extremely shiny. it's the velvet glitter technique i've used in the past. here's how i did it (it's a little labor-intensive):

- cut out the heart and the cherry from one of the stamped image on cardstock

- glue them unto a slightly bigger piece of paper

- lay a piece of sookwang tape over the elements

- remove the protective sheet from the tape and add micro-fine glitter

- burnish with your fingers... A LOT!

- cut around the 2 shapes using the demarcations left by the cardstock as a guide.

it's a little tricky but do-able nevertheless. i wanted all the elements to match exactly.

the rest of the card is pretty simple. i stamped the same image with 4 colors of ink and cut out what i needed from each cardstock to make that layering effect.

 

i hope you have a very happy and wonderful weekend! CeeCee

LIST OF SUPPLIES

sweet cake stamp (stampin' up!)
shine on 6" X 6" paper pad (basic grey)
classic red micro-fine glitter (glamour glitter)
whisper white cardstock (stampin' up!)
pool party cardstock (stampin' up!)
pool party, peach parfait, soft sude, lucky limeade classic ink pads (stampin' up!)
soft suede marker (stampin' up!)
1/4" corner chomper (we r memory keepers)
sookwang tape
stampin' dimensionals (stampin' up!)

 

cheerful vintage card with KaiserCraft's "vintage-cherish" stamp

i'm into full re-org mode here at CeeCee's studio and it's taking a lot of my time (+ fighting a nasty flu and cold). but in between work and re-organizing i sometimes managed to make a few cards! here are a few i made after i finished filming this video for scrapbook centrale.

i had so much fun playing the new KaiserCraft's vintage stamps. the one i used for this card is the "vintage - cherish" and i love the composition of the different elements on the stamp.

i first stamped on a combination of 2 pattern papers from My Mind's Eye "follow your heart - be amazing" collection with memento tuxedo black ink. i then stamped a 2nd time with tim holt'z distress embossing ink and embossed in white. the 2nd image was colored with spiced marmalade and peacock feathers distress inks and  cut out to keep just the bingo card and big butterfly.

i also cut into the butterfly so that i could pop up its right wing.

look at these liquid pearls!!! i just love them! i used peacock which is a good match for the peacock feathers distress inks (part of the spring collection).

have a wonderful day!

video: i color a Claudine Hellmuth's stamped image using paints on sticky-back canvas

happy tuesday, everyone!

well, i'm supposed to be in florida right now but the hubby decided to share his flu virus with me so the plane left yesterday without me. my favorite activity these days is sleeping :-) but hopefully i'll be able to shake this nuisance quickly.

i wanted to pop in and share a video of a card i made using a stamp set that Claudine Hellmuth sent me from her beautiful collection of stamps. i truly love and admire her designs and also her full line of Studio products. in this video i used her sticky-back canvas to stamp my image on, frayed the edges and colored the image with her semi-gloss acrylic paints. i also played with the sew stamper by we r memory keepers. lots of fun and i hope you'll enjoy this video (photos at the end of the post).

i'll be making more projects with the other stamp sets that i have and i can't wait to play some more!!!

be well and safe. CeeCee