Free Halloween image!

A little something for the Halloween. Feel free to download her until October 15, 2012. Hope you like her. Sorry freebie is no longer available for download.

Hugs,

Cupcake Cards and Petticoat Girl Freebie!!!

Finally, I was able to finish a sweet little girl for you today! My hands and pencil don't seem to agree these past few days. lol. Really spent much time perfecting this one so I hope you like her. You, my creative friends deserve something special. I want to thank also you guys who gave me such meaningful advice and praises on my post here, you ladies are the best!
But before the freebie, I want to show you some cupcake cards I made, the reason for my hiatus from blogworld. Got an order for 10 pcs. Yay!!!the papers I used for these cupcakes are from Pink Petticoat paper sets- Ribbon stripes, Little Swirls, Tiny Leopard Prints andGold Flourishes (from the Old Fashioned Girl set). The sentiment is a rubber stamp from Stampin' Up.
Here they are:

And now for your freebie:

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Your comments inspire me.

                      Hugs,

Mo's Digital Challenge and FREEBIES

Hello, hello my dear friends!
I'm a bit busy for the past few days and felt really bad not posting anything. So today I'm giving you some freebies which I'm sure you can use on your card and papercraft creations.
But first I want to share these two cards I made which are perfect for your teen kids, nephews, nieces and your kid's teen friends. We all  know how our kids are into video games and computer apps these days, so these images from Mo's Digital Pencil Too stamps just caught my attention. They are "video boy" and "video girl". I'm entering one of the card in Mo's Digital Challenge #148 with a theme "Friends". I made these cards using an easel type of card. The papers are a limited time freebie from Printable Heaven.

Here's a free sentiment that I used on the cards:

Since school is opening for most of you, I'm giving you a "School Girl" freebie too. Here she is:

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Enjoy your day and remember your comments inspire me.

Hugs,

Cleah

Girl with a doll Freebie!!!

Hello!
Haven't made anything crafty these past few days. My husband is in the hospital and need a lot of my tlc. Thank God we'll be going home by Sunday. Good thing too there's WIFI so I was able to doodle another girl for you while looking at the four blank walls of the room and while my hubby is sleeping. You can download her until July 31, 2012. Hope you like her.

Sorry this little girl freebie has expired. Please visit again for another girl I'm working on.

Hugs,

Cleah

Girl Charm Freebie!!!

I am over my 100 posts, so I guess it's time for another image freebie! Tried doodling a little girl this time with my sweet little girl Charm (well, 6 years ago that is, she's 18 now) as my inspiration. Her name is Athena Charmaine, so I nicknamed her Charm. But now that she's 18, her friends call her Athena. She'll be available until July 15, 2012.
Sorry Girl Charm has expired. Please visit again for another freebie I'm working on.

If you make a project using any of my free images, please email me at cleahvalero@yahoo.com so I could proudly post them on my blog.

Hugs,

Cleah

SSD's Ice Cream and Freebies!!!

It's another Fabulous Freebie Friday at Sassy Studio Designs and a very sweet image "Ice Cream" was given as a 24-hour freebie at Paper Craft Planet Group.
I really love this sassy gal and luckily had time to make a card using her. I made an awning which I'll be sharing with you today, glued the top part with double back tape while I used some foam tapes on the sides to lift it up a little. The background paper is a freebie from the Flourishes set of Jak Heath. Here's my card:

I made some buttons using the free ice cream papers from TlcCreations and Martha Stewart Double Craft Punch Embossed Button. The sentiment is my own and will be sharing also with you today.

Here's the free awning image I used for my card which I paper-pieced with pinstripe papers from Pink Petticoat. Score the lines just above the scalloped edges to lift and add the twines. Adhere the top with double back tape and the two sides with foam tapes.

Here's a second version where you could score the 2 sides and fold.Adhere with double back tape the upper part and the two rectangle sides, for dimensions.

 Here are your free sentiments. I used the maroon one for my card.

Enjoy an ice cream today!

Hugs,

Cleah

Freebie#12-Puppy Friend

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for all the inspiring comments on my follower freebies. For those who are asking if I have an Angel Policy, I just have a simple request. As I am not a professional digital artist, I only ask that you give the same respect you give to other artists, professional or not. Please do not claim the images as your own and if your friends are interested in my images, please link them to my blog to download the images for their use. I would appreciate it very much also if you could credit my name for your handmade projects, but it's not a requirement.
I would like to share with you today a card I made using my "Balloon Girl" image. If you want to have it, you can still download it here.

Card Front:

Inside of Card:

The designer paper I used is from Pink Petticoat's Fairy Dots set.

And now for another freebie, I would like to share "Puppy Friend":

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Are you guessing I love lace? 

Hope you like my freebie for today.Your comments keep me inspired.

Hugs,

Cleah

CHALLENGES:

Creatalicious Challenge#35-Anything Goes

Craft Your Passion Challenge #114-Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp and Show-Anything Goes

Crafty Ann's Challenge Blog #67-It's A Girl Thing

Sassy Cheryl's Digi Stamps Challenge#119-Birthday Celebration

The Paper Shelter Challenge#68-Anything Goes

Freebie #11 and Follower Freebies!!!

As promised, I am sharing with you today my "Spy Lady" inspired by the movie "The Avengers". I made her hair straight and longer though, rather than short and curled like Scarlett. Don't you just love her toned butt?  lol.
Here she is:

I also made a sample card printed on a white card and included my own sentiment.

But wait! Don't go just yet, because I am sharing also with you today 3 (three) more images. All you have to do is:

1. Be a follower of my blog if you are not one yet, and

2. On the comment section below, indicate your email address so I can send these images.

You have until June 10, 2012 to give me your email address to get hold of these freebies.

Here are sample cards of the images you will get for being a follower:

First Image:                                               Girl All-Dolled up                         

The sentiment is from TlcCreations.

Second Image:                        Girl All Dolled-up with Laced Stockings

Third Image:                                            K-Pop Styled Girl

Here are more sample cards, this time printing only the upper part of the images:

The front of the card

 The sentiment is a freebie from Desert Diva.

The inside portion of the card:

Front of the card:

The inside of the card:

All other sentiments were my own except those I have indicated links. I'm still trying to work out how I could share them with you too but can't figure out yet. 

Looking forward to your comments for the email! 

Hugs,

Cleah

     

Freebie#10 Breakfast in Bed

Hi dear friends! I'm thinking of Mother's Day and it inspired me to draw this image. Now, who doesn't want to start the day with a "Breakfast in Bed"? As a treat to fellow moms out there, I'm sharing this perky image with you. I hope you like it.

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Freebie # 9-Balloon Splash

I have another celebration image for you today! I call it "Balloon Splash".I haven't tried doing this but I'm sure it's a lot of fun. I hope you'll have use for her.

Freebie#8-Chef

Hi friends! I have another doodle I'm sharing with you. All my freebies are handrawn so I hope you forgive my imperfections. My hubby just bought my son INTOUS- a digital drawing tablet, because he likes to draw too. Maybe I could borrow it from time to time (good luck for me, lol) and learn to draw digitally so I could share more of my doodles with clear and defined lines. For now, here's one hot chef for you.

                              

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Have fun with him!

Freebie#7 Balloon Girl

Thank you so much for all the sweet comments you left for my freebies! You all inspired me to draw another one so I'm sharing this teener with balloons for you.

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I made also one without the balloons called "Urban Girl".

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 Have fun!

Freebie#6 Tool Lady

Here's one Tool Lady you don't wanna mess around with.

Happy Easter and a Freebie#5

Happy Easter everyone! Me and my family are leaving for Singapore tomorrow for a vacation. But before I leave, I'm sharing with you another doodle of mine called" Chocolate Bliss".

Will have another one when I come back. Here's a sneak peek:

SPY-themed Party Ideas & Freebie#4

Last December was my daughter's 18th birthday. She wanted a Spy theme with travel and casino motifs. Now how hard can that be! Lol. After knockin' my brains out for ideas, the following were some of what I came up with, with the help of my family of course, particularly my ever loving and supportive hubby.
Since a spy go for different disguises, I hired a make-up artist, fashion stylist and photographer for her photoshoot, 3 weeks before the event. Her fashion stylist came up with 5 different wardrobe changes. I used her different looks for the invitation, backdrops and souvenir tags with the colors-black, red and white.
THE INVITATION
I tri-fold a faux leather design black board paper, attached the ends with double back tape with the exception of the top portion. This serves as an envelope with only a strip of black board paper as the flap cover. To keep the flap closed, I printed small red question marks on a sticker paper, glued crystal gem on the dots and used a circle puncher for the shape. I also printed on a sticker paper the TOP SECRET label and attached it on the front. Wasn't able to get the site where I downloaded the label but here's one for a reference.

When the flap cover is opened, a James Bond eye logo will be revealed. I replaced the image of James Bond with a picture of my daughter.

Upon pulling up the card with the logo, the entire inside portion is revealed which contains the party details. I used 18 different images of my daughter, including the one with James Bond logo as background for the card. The images, except the logo, were printed with 40% opacity in black and white. Instead of using the usual invitation terms, I replaced them with spy terms such as mission, identity and disguise. The CODE features different spy movies and serves as guide for the table seating. As soon as the guests come in, they have to say the code to the usher and they will be seated accordingly.

THE WELCOME BANNER

The Welcome Banner featured one of her spy looks. This was placed at the entrance of the venue. The size is about 5.5 feet tall and supported by a gold frame.

THE BACKDROPS & PROPS

Four of the different wardrobe changes during the photoshoot were used as backdrops for the venue. The size is about  5 x 3 feet printed on a tarpaulin in black and white and supported by a wooden frame at the back. 

 These were placed on the recessed wall on both sides of the stage.

Life-sized spy men and women silhouette standees also served as props for the venue. I placed 2 at the hall entrance, 1 at the Bar (vaguely seen inside mirror) and 2 on the stairs.

TABLE DECOR

For the table decor, I downloaded 15 different spy movies, printed them and laminated for the 15 tables accomodation. I have large sizes of playing cards that I've been keeping for a while and I thought of using them as table place cards by arranging them like a fan together with the laminated spy movies. Here are 2 examples of them:

THE CAKE

Her cake was a Casino Playing Card inspired. Also in the picture is the backdrop for the stage which is a James Bond logo with her at the center of the eye.

The mini cakes were lighted by 18 of her friends as they each reveal an "identity"(characteristics of Athena as they know her) and their wishes for her. From her 18 godmothers, godfathers, aunts and family friends, they each gave her 18 gadgets. 

SOUVENIRS AND GIVE-AWAYS

For the guests, we gave away mini fondant "Dice" cakes baked by my loving sistah. They were placed in a square box and decorated with a ribbon and a tag. The cake box is from a local cake supplies store. 

I made a Thank You tag using different pictures of my daughter printed in black and white with red border. I attached this on a shaped black board paper using my favorite Martha Stewart's Punch Around the Page Cherish set.

Gave away also lipstick pens for the ladies and Secret Decoder Pens for the guys which I bought from The Spy Museum Store in US.

And here's another freebie for you: