Cinco de Mayo Hop with Sabor Papel

Hola!

¡Feliz Cinco de Mayo!

Welcome to my blog... 

Thank you for joining us today as we hop along with Sabor Papel and Craftwell. 

I am so excited to have you here!

 I am going to share with you two projects that were created using the awesome Ole paper line.

This weekend is National Scrapbook Day. I will be hosting a 12 hour crop at my local scrapbook store, Scrapbook Cafe in La Puente, CA. I am calling it a Weekend Craft Fiesta! How fitting is the Ole line?! Myself and my co-host, Esther Saldana who is awesome at designing paper crafts for all themes, both used Sabor Papel for our make-n-take projects. 

Here is a card that I designed. it measures 5.5 inches x 5.5 inches. I wanted to add lots of texture so I added fringe, sequins, twine, a paper doily, a die cut word, bling

and a ribbon flower. The die I used can be found on the Latina Crafter website. 

Check out her blog as well, the link is below... 

Next, I'm sharing Esther's project. She created a 12 inch by 12 inch scrapbook page using Sabor Papel Ole paper line. She used a lot of texture as well utilizing burlap twine, die cut doilies and paper flowers. I am hoping you love this project as much as I do. You can find Esther and more of her awesome paper crafts here on Instagram.

Here's what Esther had to say about the Sabor Papel paper lines:

"When I saw Sabor Papel for the first time at CHA, I remember thinking someone finally got it. I felt very proud that someone was giving the Hispanic culture a voice in the paper crafting industry."

Thank you Esther for all your help, you're an awesome designer!

Here are the participating blogs:

Craftwell USA

Crystal Dominguez

Leticia Arvizu aka Crafty Amiga - YOU ARE HERE

Laura Bray

Tammy Santana

Santana Crafts

DIYPlannerGirl

Erminda Dominguez

Connie Craig

Ruby Montes

Latina Crafter

Barbara Rankin
Peggy Oliver

Debi Tullier

Mitsyana Wright

Tyra Babington

Jan Hunter

Pam Bray

Just Yolie

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Prizes for Blog Hop include: one eBrush, a set of small embossing folders, a package of paper from Sabor, two packages of papers from Santana Crafts, and a $25 store voucher from Latina Crafter. 

We will have six winners!

In order to enter the giveaway, you must leave a comment on all participating blogs. Please like the Sabor Papel and Craftwell's facebook pages but you are not required to. You can comment once on each blog through the 8th of  May. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on all of the blogs We will check to make sure all of the rules are followed. 

The comments will close at 11:59 PM  PST on Sunday May 8, 2016.

Must be in the US or Canada to be eligible to win. 

The winner will be announced on Monday, May 10th on the Craftwell and Sabor Papel blogs.

#GuestDesigner on #LatinaCrafter blog for October

I have the honor of being a guest designer for the month of October over at Latina Crafter Blog. I am so excited to share my creations with you all! Today a short bio and introduction is posted as well as one of my cards.

Let me just tell you how much I love Latina Crafter stamps and dies! I have been sharing them with everyone here in the So Cal area. I especially love the #CoffeeThemed stamps! If you're into veneers and flair, Latina Crafter has a really awesome selection available. Their wooden veneer embellishments are very reasonably priced and the quality is above average. They are not thick like all the rest of the wooden veneer embellishments that are on the market these days.

I hope you will hop on over to the Latina Crafter Storefront to check out all of the bilingual stamps as well as their line of embellishments.

If you're in the So Cal area, I hope that you will find me online and check out one of my upcoming events. I have been hosting monthly #ShopAndCrop events over at the Prima Marketing Inc warehouse in Chino, Ca. I currently have a crop scheduled for Sat, Oct 17th. The price of the crop is $40. The price includes lunch, snacks, refreshments, a goodie bag and raffle prizes. If you'd like more info, please feel free to email me at craftyamiga at aol . com

For the month of November, I am hosting a #CoffeeAndCrafts events there at Prima as well. At my #CoffeeAndCrafts events, we have 3 teachers who will teach a mini-class. The price is $45 and you will make 3 projects. As a bonus for November, we are extending the time of the event until 8 pm. Everyone is welcome to stay to crop once your projects are completed.
 

Here is my project that is featured today on Latina Crafter blog. I hope you enjoy!!

 

 

Latina Crafter #BlogHop for August Release

Hello and welcome to my blog!

Thank you for hopping along today with Latina Crafter!

I am your 5th stop.

Please visit Latina Crafter blog for prize information!

I am super excited to share my creation today using one of Latina Crafter's 

August stamp releases - "Coffee & Pretty Things".

I actually had some input on this specific stamp. 

After Latina Crafter released the previous coffee themed stamps, I made a suggestion on this one! 

This is so true for me! I am sure many of you crafty coffee lovers can relate!!

Along with the Latina Crafter stamp, I used Top Dog Dies Coffee Cup and finishers die set along with the stitched oval from MFT Stamps (Die-namics Pierced Oval STAX).

Please make sure to hop along, there are 5 NEW Girl stamps & 6 NEW Coffee stamps! Woo Hoo!

Here's the complete Blog Hop line-up:

Latina Crafter

Amy

Giovana

Hilda

Crafty Amiga (ME)

Pao

Yolie

I hope you enjoy the hop!

Happy crafting amigas!!

#ACJWM March Stamp Release!!

Hey!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I'm excited to share all the new & exciting things going on over at A Creative Journey with Melissa! I'm on the Creative Crew & would like to share my creations with you today. I had the pleasure of working with TWO of the new stamp sets that are being released today... and let me tell you, I really LOVE them both!!

I used the NEW Spring and Summer Holiday Celebrations Stamp Set for these cards... I hope you enjoy them! This stamp set is so versatile, you can use it in many ways! I especially love making cards... I hope these will inspire you to create too! Mother's Day is right around the corner!

I used one of my new favorite dies to create this card. You can find it here: Sizzix Bigz Die Mug Spoon. I also used one of my favorite lines of paper from Authentique.

You can find it here: Authentique Paper Crush.

I loved using Prima Marketing Inc Butterfly Collection to create this card. The colors and images are so pretty! Definitely not my usual color palette choice, but I'm very happy with the results!

I also love making home decor & gift items. The next two projects were made for the Spring/Easter season. I had purchased some wooden pieces a while back, and I thought this one would be perfect for my idea. You can find these & others online here: Handmade Wood Shadow Box Supply.

I'm always thinking out of the box when crafting, so I decided to make these little containers to fill with Easter goodies for an event I have coming up. The sentiment goes perfect on my tag! I painted

peat pots then lined them with coffee filters.

Here are the rest of my creations, these were made using the NEW Weather Related Stamp Set. Like I said before, I LOVE making cards. This stamp set has lots of sentiments that can be put together to make some very cute cards!

Now that you've seen all my creations, are you ready to create on your own? How about a GIVEAWAY? How about a FREE stamp set? Yes, I said GIVEAWAY! We're giving away one of the NEW Spring and Summer Holiday Celebrations stamp sets here on my blog to one lucky commenter! All you have to do to enter the giveaway is leave a comment sharing which is YOUR favorite stamp set of the NEW releases. I will choose a random commenter as the winner. You have until 8 pm PST on Fri, March 13th to enter. Winner will be announced on Sat, March 14th on A Creative Journey with Melissa website! Be sure to visit the other Creative Crew member's blogs for more giveaways!!

#SaveTheDate - 2 upcoming events at Prima Marketing Inc in Chino, Ca!

I'm super excited to announce two events that I will be hosting at Prima Marketing Inc in Chino, Ca. It is with utmost excitement that I announce the following events. As a Prima Brand Ambassador, I will not only be doing in store demos, but I will be bringing you events at the Prima warehouse in Chino! We will be adding details as the date gets closer... Here is what we have planned so far!

Shop & Crop with Crafty Amiga & Bean Dip 76
Saturday, March 14th, 2015
9 am - 9 pm
$30 per person which includes your cropping space, 12 hours of crop time and access to shopping in the Prima warehouse. Prima will have new kits available with brand new product!
A light lunch will be provided along with refreshments and snacks. We will also have raffle prizes and everyone will receive a goody bag!! If you'd like to secure your spot, you can pay now via Pay Pal. Limited space is available!

National Scrapbook Day Shop & Crop
Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
9 am - 9 pm
$40 per person which includes your cropping space, 12 hours of crop time and access to shopping the Prima Warehouse!
A nice hot lunch will be provided along with refreshments and snacks. We will have contests throughout the day with some awesome raffle prizes! Everyone attending will receive an extra special goody bag! Custom T-shirts, which are optional, for the event will be available for order prior to the crop for an additional fee! If you'd like to secure your spot, you can pay now via Pay Pal. Reminder that limited space is available!

TO BE ANNOUNCED: #CraftyNightIn at Prima!
DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON!!


WOO HOO!

#HappyNewYear - My #OLW for #2015

 

 

So here we are, the first Friday night of 2015! Amazingly so, here I am... BLOGGING! I thought I'd share my #OLW for 2015! I didn't want to make a list of resolutions that I'd fall behind on or ultimately fail... I thought long and hard about my one little word. I reflected on the past year and was debating between TWO different words... I decided on. . .

 

 

 

 

So this year, I will embrace my journey and strive to accept all whether it be positive or negative and embrace it... after all, there is much that is out of my control. I would like to grow as a person as I embrace it all! I have many goals this year... I can only hope to achieve them all!

I look forward to seeing you all more this year, whether it be here on my blog, on facebook, instagram or in person! Thank you for being a friend & follower of Crafty Amiga!

 

A Creative Journey With Melissa Design Team Project

I am so excited to be able to share these creations with you today. I am a design team member for A Creative Journey with Melissa. I am highlighting the Wedding and Celebrations stamp set for this blog hop. Please be sure to hop along to each participant and answer the question correctly that they have posted for this hop. If you do, you will be entered to win 1 of 5 prizes. You can win either the Tie Dye and Splatter stamp set, the complete 2 piece set of the Everyday Alphabet stamp set, the complete 2 piece set of the Everyday Outline Alphabet stamp set or 1 of 2 adhesive packages from Scrapbook Adhesives!

My question is: Which stamp set was created to honor Melissa's Uncle Herb?

Thank you for visiting and please be sure to hop along to all of our other amazingly talented design team members and comment on each blog answering their question correctly. Contest ends Friday at 8 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Winners will be announced at noon on http://acreativejourneywithmelissa.blogspot.com/2014/07/blog-hop-winner.html on Saturday.

Leticia - You are here
Alena
Brandie
Monica
Amanda

Melissa

#WeekendCraftFiesta at #TheScrappinShack in Lake Arrowhead, Ca

I've neglected my blog for a while now. But, I am back! I am excited to share with you all my latest and greatest crafty adventures... Let me start with sharing how I celebrated my birthday last month!

So I decided I wanted to do a craft retreat with a few of my crafty friends for my birthday... I wanted it to be fun, but most of all I also wanted to celebrate a few of my crafty friends' birthdays which were very close to mine.

 

 

So we rented thee most awesome cabin in Lake Arrowhead, Ca - The Scrappin' Shack. It is set up specifically for cropping. There are 8 tables set up in the crop room. Besides having a great set up to craft in, the house is so cozy and comfortable! We rented the cabin from Thursday June 5, 2014 through Sunday, June 8, 2014. First thing I did upon arriving is decorate! I wanted the mood to be festive and fun! I strung streamers and hung tissue paper fans.

 

We had a great time! We all brought different projects to share and gifts for each other. It was so much fun to create the projects that we brought for each other. The gifts were great! I felt so spoiled for the weekend! It was a great time spent with awesome friends! We ventured out for an early dinner on Saturday. We ended up at Papagayo's in Lake Arrowhead Village. It was yummy to say the least! That evening, we celebrated with birthday cupcakes and ice cream sundaes!

 

My creative goal that weekend was to be productive in making some cards. I finished almost 20! So in my eyes, it was a success! In between all the crafting, we sipped on wine and raflled off prizes. We had such a good time that I am planning #WeekendCraftFiesta2 for the fall!

 

If you are local to the So Cal area and have an interest in attending, please feel free to contact me via email: CraftyAmiga@aol.com

 



#BuildABanner Workshop at The Makery So Cal!

 

Workshop #2 - Come and Build-A-Banner in my next workshop at The Makery So Cal!

The workshop will be held on Friday, August 9, 2013 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm.

Cost of the workshop varies between $16-$24, depending on the size of the banner you choose.

Please be sure to include the word that you are going put on your banner when checking out.

The workshop can be paid via the "Buy Now" button below.

 

The banners will be created using burlap and canvas banner pieces.

You will have the option of painting the banner pieces or not.

We will be embellishing them with ribbon, lace, paper flowers, buttons and bling!

 

I will provide light snacks & refreshments.

 Bring a friend, the more the merrier!

Class size limited to 18.

 

*Pre-payment for this class is MANDATORY.

I will need to pre-cut the letters for the word you choose, so I need to know ahead of time.  

Thank you for your understanding.

 

Banner Size Options

4 piece banner $16.00 USD 5 piece banner $20.00 USD 6 piece banner $24.00 USD

Specify Banner Word

#GettingCrafty making #BarefootBabySandals

My daughter is pregnant, due November 17, 2013. It's a girl!  I am so excited to become a Grandma.

My daughter seen thee most adorable barefoot baby sandals online.

So, I decided to get crafty and make some!

 

I whipped out some supplies that I had on hand for bow-making and headbands. So while I was at it, I decided to make a matching set. Using fold over elastic (FOE), I made a figure 8 shape using approximately 10 inches. I glued it in place with some Fabric Tac, covered the glued area with a circle of felt and embellished the top part. Easy peasy!

 

I've decided to make some extras to sell as well! My grand-daughter is going to be so spoiled!

She'll be looking real cute with all the things I am going to make her!

 

Countdown to #CraftyNightIn

 

Countdown for Crafty Night In at The Makery So Cal! 10 days to go!

Join me to create these 3 great projects. Be prepared to get glittery, gooey fingers!

We'll be decoupaging a candle, glittering a paper mache box and embellishing a journal.

 

Be sure to secure your space, this workshop is limited to 18 people.

 You can see my previous post here to pay for your spot,

or you can "Join" my facebook event page: Crafty Night In with Crafty Amiga.

 

Again, here are the details: Fri, July 26, 2013 from 6:00p-9:00p $18 per person.

I will be providing light refreshments & snacks, feel free to bring something to share if you'd like!

I look forward to crafting with you all!

#CraftyNightIn Project

 

Here is one of the projects for Crafty Night In w/Crafty Amiga.

I will provide many color options & all the embellishments to customize the ornament to your liking. You will have many choices of lace and trim, buttons, paper flowers, beads & pearls, bling & glitter!

I will have several inspirational quotes for you to choose from as well.

 

Workshop fee is $18/person.

Please see previous post for full details.

This workshop will be held at The Makery So Cal

on Friday, July 26, 2013 from 6 pm - 9 pm.