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CAS-ual Fridays #29

2011-11-21T13:23:00.001-08:00

After my long absence I decided to browse the web for some challenge blogs and came across Cas-ual Fridays so I thought I’d play along. I am all about white and aqua these days and my obsession for these colors is definitely spilling over into my card making. Here is the sketch challenge……….

And here is my take…………..

I had so much fun with this card! I die cut the tree from papertrey inks In the meadow silhouette dies and then added glitter to make it stand out a bit more. The little die cut birds I kept plain so they would stand out a bit. I used a negative image from PTI’s mat stack 1 die that I had from another project and slipped some Basic Grey Sweet Threads paper (one of my favorite collections EVER!!) The seniment is stamped in smokey shadow ink and the rhinestones are the blue from My Minds Eye Lush collection. If you can’t find any of these it is because I bought them all!! They are the perfect aqua rhinestone and unfortunately are discontinued.

I am off to wait for the UPS man My Amuse.studio kit is coming today and I am soooooo excited

Have a great day and thanks for looking!

Lisa

Clean & Simple sketch 167

2011-11-19T07:47:00.000-08:00

SInce I have been a card makin’ machine lately thought I would play with a few challenges to get my blogger “legs” back. Today I decided to play with the clean & simple sketch for the week. I have noticed my style has changed a bit over the past year and clean & simple is very appealing to me right now.

Here is the sketch……..

And here is my take…….

My picture taking skills are definitely lacking but you get the jist of the card. This card took all of 10 minutes to make. Love that about clean and simple.

Thanks so much for looking and have a great day

Lisa

I’m here!

2011-11-18T16:30:00.002-08:00

Hi! Long time no blog
i can't hardly believe it has been over a year since I posted.
Life just totally got in the way. My husband was in a car accident, I had two more granddaughters born not to mention a SMALL remodel
I went a whole year without making one card! Can you believe it? This last month though I have been busy making piles so will be sharing soon.

Stay tuned and thanks so much!!

Lisa

Cardabilities #12

2010-09-30T05:18:00.000-07:00

It's time for another Cardabilities Design team reveal. We are on sketch #12 and this is my last sketch with the team. I am so grateful for the chance to be on this team. Here is sketch #12..........................

And here is my take.............................................

I used Pink Paisley's Queen bee line for this card along with along with my Papertrey ink stamps. I also used one of the new spellbinders dies that recently came out. On the edge I used one of the cuttlebug embossing edge folders. Love the detail those give. The button is from Jenny Bowlin and the butterfly punches are from Martha Stewart Crafts.

Have a great day and Thanks for looking!!

Lisa

Get Sketchy #57

2010-09-29T16:36:00.000-07:00

My pre-scheduled post disappeared somewhere in blog-land so I am redoing it here to show you my Get Sketchy card for last week. Here is the sketch................................

And here is my take.............................................

This card didn't turn out exactly as I had in mind but it will do. The chip butterfly circle is from prima.I just punched out circles and added different punched out butterflies.I used the "Victoria" cuttlebug folder for my background.Love that folder!!

Take care, have a great day & thanks for looking!

Lisa

Get Sketchy #56

2010-09-17T11:25:00.000-07:00

Well it's Friday and that means it's time for Get Sketchy!! My design team term is officially over but I can still play along as Alumni. I really wanted to stay on the design team but I have a few things coming up and was afraid I couldn't keep the commitment. Anyway on to the sketch.......................................

I absolutely LOVED the sketch this week. It has soooo many possibilities I had a hard time trying to decide what I wanted to do. Make sure you get on over to the Get Sketchy Blog and see what the design team came up with. Here is my card.........................................

I ordered some new Prima stuff a couple of weeks ago and decided to use them on this card. The little girl stamp is from Prima also. I was so happy that they came out with 6x6 pads of paper I was jumpin' for joy!!! I ran the card base thru my cuttlebug with Papertrey ink's guidelines impression plate. the sentiment is from pti's embellishments stamp set. Get on over to Get Sketchy and play along!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

Cardabilities #11

2010-09-15T16:02:00.000-07:00

I can't hardly believe it is the 15th of the month already!!! What happened to summer????  Ours certainly was waayyy too short. So on to the Cardabilities sketch#11 reveal. Here is the sketch..................................

And here is my take.................................................

I haven't bought much patterned paper lately but when I saw the new Crate Paper restoration line I HAD to have it. The colors are be-ute! My favorite line this fall so far. I just cute a couple of strips and die cut the mat for the main image with Papertrey ink's Mat Stack die #4, layered a vintage cream square with corners rounded on top and added one of the flower chip board accents. The sentiment is from the all about you set from Papertrey ink. The kraft card base is embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder that I picked up at Craft Warehouse. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

Get Sketchy #55

2010-09-10T06:56:00.000-07:00

It's Friday and time for Get Sketchy!! Our sponsor this week is the greeting farm and we were given a couple of digital images to work with.  Here is this weeks sketch.............................

And here is my take................................................

I flipped the sketch and used the cute little duck image that was given to us. I colored it with colored pencils as copics will smear on printer ink. I used cosmo cricket delovely paper along with a scrap of paper that I stamped polka dots on. The letters are some I had in my stash and the ribbon is from Papertrey ink. There you have it.... come on over to Get Sketchy and play along.....

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

Get Sketchy #54

2010-09-03T21:24:00.000-07:00

It's Friday and time for Get Sketchy! this week sponsor is Janlynn and the winner will receive a $25.00 gift certificate. Here is this weeks sketch..............................

And here is my take....................................

I know at first glance it doesn't look like the sketch but let me 'splain. I wanted to use this swingin' baby stamp that I received from Janlynn so I knew I had to flip the sketch and instead of using rectangles I used two clouds and the baby. Pretty clever I thought. Even my man was impressed. SO what I am saying is you can get very creative with the sketches. Come on over to Get Sketchy and play along!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!!

Lisa

cardabilities#10

2010-08-30T13:32:00.000-07:00

It's time for another cardabilities design team reveal. We are on sketch #10 and I had so much fun with this sketch!

Here is the sketch..................................

And here is my take....................................................

I used Papertrey ink's all booked up and just the ticket stamp sets along with basic grey and october afternoon pattern paper. I also used the jumbo rick rac die with some chartreuse felt. Hope you come on over to cardabilities and play along!!

Lisa

Get Sketchy #52

2010-08-20T13:37:00.000-07:00

It's Friday and that means it's time for Get Sketchy. On to the sketch.............

And here is my take.............................................

I used some old crate paper from my stash I think it was called "blue hill" or something like that. I also used some srm stickers for the sentiment. Get on over to Get Sketchy and play along.

Lisa

cardabilities#9

2010-08-15T13:31:00.000-07:00

Hi all! It's the 15th of the month so it's time for another cardabilities design team reveal. Here is sketch #9.......................

And here is my take..............................................

I used a lot of different products on this one. the patterned paper is from the basic grey "olivia" line, I used a martha stewart punch for the white strip, the flowers were die cut from crepe paper with papertrey ink dies, the butterflies are from creative charms and the foam letters are some older american crafts from my stash that I never got around to using. Come on over to cardabilities and see what the rest of the design team created and play along!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

Get Sketchy #51

2010-08-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

It's Friday and that means it's time for Get Sketchy! Here is this weeks sketch...........

And here is my take................................................

I used my new papertrey ink cha set to mimic three of the circles and used an oval instead of a circle for the fourth one. The patterned papers are digital downloaded papers from the color couture line from papertrey ink. Need new paper in an instant??? This is the way to go for sure.

I'm off to enjoy my Friday. Have a good one and thanks for looking!!

Lisa

Get Sketchy Design Team Announcement

2010-08-11T12:50:00.001-07:00

We're at it again....Do you want to be a GETSKETCHY DESIGNER?

We are Looking for 6 DESIGNERS to take part in our weekly card challenges.

The Responsibilities:

*Create 1 card for each challenge. ( 4 cards per month) The sketches will be provided to you in advance.

*Meet deadlines for submitting projects

*Spread the word about our fabulous challenges and sponsors by promoting GET SKETCHY on your own blogs and online galleries.

*We will provide you with a fabulous design team blinkie to add to your blog & your signature.

* Free Products from our amazing sponsors!

* There will also be opportunity to create your own sketch for the blog, if you desire.

*We will also be looking for Guest Designers once in awhile, so if you can't commit to the term,

send in your application anyways, with "Guest Designer" in the email header.

How to Apply:

Send your completed application to getsketchyinfo@gmail.com no later than AUGUST 25th, 2010.

Please put "Design Team Call" in your subject line.

Design Team members will be notified by SEPT 1st, 2010,

and announced SEPTEMBER 3rd on the blog.

Term will run from Sept 5th 2010 – MARCH 2011, and may be extended.

Opened to international applicants anyone is very welcome to apply.
Please include in your application the following items:
* Name
* Address
* Email Address
* Link to your blog and/or online gallery
* List of DTs you are currently on

* 3 samples of your best cards

Get Sketchy #50

2010-08-08T09:55:00.000-07:00

Edited to add: I had this post scheduled but it didn't go up.... so here it is....

Hi all! It's Friday and that means it's time for Get Sketchy!! Here is this weeks sketch...............

And here is my take.............................

This week sponsor is E.A.D. stickers and can I say I love these stickers!! Wow the quality is really amazing.  Sorry my picture didn't turn out so good. I flipped the sketch this time and used this cutie bird, branch and hello from my sticker sheet. the friend part I stamped from papertrey ink's ":friend's,til the end" set. I used basic grey's "olivia" paper again!! I love this line! The velvet ribbon is from an old making memories line. So there you have it. Get on over to Get Sketchy and play along this week.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

cardabilities #8

2010-07-30T13:28:00.000-07:00

**Second post for the day**

It's the 30th so it's time for the design team reveal for sketch #8 over at cardabilities. Here is the sketch..........

And here is my take.......................

Can you believe this is my first circle card ever!! It was actually fun to do and I used the basic grey "Olivia" papers and a flower woolie from the same collection. The sentiment is from papertrey ink's delightful dahlia set.

Thanks again for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

Get Sketchy #49

2010-07-30T01:42:00.000-07:00

It's Friday and you know what that means..... it's Get Sketchy time! Here is this weeks sketch.......... 

And here is my take............................

I used a few scraps for the bottom and the flower image is from papertrey ink's floral fusion which was last years cha set. The sentiment is from pti's violet set. Go on over to Get Sketchy and play along.

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

Lisa

randomness

2010-07-29T20:42:00.000-07:00

Hi all! I know I have been a very BAD blogger this summer but it just seems like it has been one thing or another I have to get done that the ole' blog just gets neglected. Besides new floors I have decided to paint our kitchen since it has been awhile and I have been trying to pick out the colors I want to do it in. I found three of those old blue ball jars at a yard sale for 5 bucks for all of them so I am thinking of doing my kitchen in a white and add color with dishes and such. So since you put up with my rambling I will leave you a card I did for one of the card patterns sketches a couple of weeks ago and never got it posted.

Isn't this just the cutest baby card ever??? I had a special someone in mind when I created this and she just had a baby boy. 

I am off so have a great day and thanks for looking.

Lisa

get sketchy #48

2010-07-23T12:08:00.000-07:00

hi all!! Just need to pop in here and post my Get Sketchy card for this week. Here is this weeks sketch.....................

And here is my take...........................................

I used my new basic grey 'olivia" stuff I received the other day. Love this line! For the sentiment I used papertrey ink's "all about you".

Hope you all are having a great summer so far. Mine has been BUSY!! We are still in the process of doing some remodel work and it will not be done for a few more weeks. Can't wait to get it done so I can create more!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

get sketchy #47

2010-07-16T01:44:00.000-07:00

Hello again!!! It's Friday and you know what that means....... it's Get Sketchy time!!! Here is this weeks sketch...................

And here is my take...........................................

I loved this weeks sketch!!! Well I love all of the sketches but I really really liked this one and had a lot of fun playing around with it. I used some scraps in my stash for the triangles along with another one of Martha Stewart's doily tags. I stamped one of the images from the Papertrey ink anniversary set along with one of the sentiments and punched out to layer over the doily. I stamped and cut out two butterflies (also from the set), added a couple of pearls and adhered them to the focal point. So get on over to Get Sketchy and play along....

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

Cardabilities#7

2010-07-15T08:32:00.000-07:00

Hi all! It's the 15th so that means it's time for a cardabilities sketch reveal. This is my first card as a design team member. I'm so excited!! Here is the sketch .........................

And here is my take................................................

I HAD to use some more of those little rosebud flowers that Betsy showed how to make on her blog. I (heart) them!!!!! So fun and easy to make. I used all my favorite colors here...... aqua mist, raspberry fizz, spring moss and vintage cream.

Come on over to cardabilities and play along......... 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink unless otherwise noted

stamps: all about you, turning a new leaf

ink: spring moss, dark chocolate

cardstock: vintage cream, spring moss

patterned paper: library ledger... aqua mist polka dot

felt: vintage cream, raspberry fizz

die: fillable frames #4

punches: modern garland from Martha Stewart, leaf from bird punch.. Stampin' Up

get sketchy #46

2010-07-09T08:26:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! It's Friday and that means it's Get Sketchy time!! Here is this weeks sketch................................

And here is my take......................................

I used some yummy basic grey's green at heart patterned paper for the bottom. I layered that over a white card stock base that I ran thru my cuttle bug with the linen impression plate from papertrey ink. The simply chartreuse green was run thru the cuttle bug also with Provo crafts Victoria embossing folder. To top it off I used one of Martha Stewart's doily tags and add a couple of punched leaves and three of these awesome rolled flowers that Betsy did on her blog here.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

get sketchy #45

2010-07-02T02:18:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! Sorry for the lack of posting but it seems my mojo has gone out the door the last couple of weeks or so!! 

But never fear ..... it's Friday and time for Get Sketchy!!! 

Here is this weeks sketch.......................................

And here is my take....................................

I was in the mood for a baby card and so I whipped out my new set from papertrey ink called "night, night moon". I love all the little baby elements in this set. So cute! It really is not this washed out in real life..... don't know why when I upload that blogger washes out the photos.

Have a great day and thanks for looking!

Lisa

stamps: night, night moon, polka dot basics II(papertrey ink)

cardstock: vintage cream, spring moss (papertrey ink), blush blossom (stampin' up)

ink: sweet blush, dark chocolate (papertrey ink), versamark

patterned paper: basic grey "capella"

buttons: papertrey ink

linen impression plate(papertrey ink

Martha Stewart trefoil heart punch

Seam binding for ribbon

get sketchy #44

2010-06-25T17:40:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday!!! Here is this weeks Get Sketchy sketch.....................................

And here is my take..........................................................

I used all Papertrey ink goodness here. I will post the supplies below......... Sorry to be in such a hurry.... we are putting new floors in the house and I have been swamped :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great day!!

Lisa

all supplies are from Papertrey ink unless otherwise noted

stamps: fillable frames#4, flutterby friend

ink: spring moss, ripe avocado, dark chocolate

dies & inpression plates: fillable frames #4, in bloom impression plate

patterned paper: library ledger pack, scrap from my minds eye for butterfly

vintage cream cardstock

get sketchy #43

2010-06-18T02:00:00.000-07:00

Woo Hoo it's Friday and that means it''s Get Sketchy time!! Our sponsor this week is the Eyelet Factory. On to the sketch...............................................

I really liked this sketch because of it's simplicity. I totally love what the other girls did with and it is so amazing how we all interpret the sketches. I have been on this love affair with aqua mist lately and my card today is no exception.........................................

I also broke open my new simply chartreuse card stock from Papertrey ink.

I am lovin' this color lots! I cut out the little flowers from some My Minds Eye patterned paper. The leaf is stamped with versamark onto the aqua mist card stock. I tied each piece of twine in a bow and adhered it to my card stock and then used a glue dot to adhere the flower on top of the twine. I also made this card in a one layer version..........................

Sorry about the lighting..... the sun can't make up it's mind what it wants to do :)  So there you have it..... go and give the sketch a try!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

Guess what??????

2010-06-17T11:56:00.000-07:00

I made the Cardabilities design team!! Yay!!

I am soooo excited and can't wait to get started!!!

get sketchy #42

2010-06-16T16:54:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! I finally have my internet fixed so thought I would pop in and post my Get Sketchy card from last Friday.  Here is the sketch....................................

And here is my take.............................

I used My Minds Eye patterned paper, a House of 3 ledger tag, punch hearts, a felt scallop die cit from Papertrey ink's medium scallop die and a piece of lace. The sentiment is from Papertrey ink's Inside out: Thank you set. I hope you all have a chance to play.

I'm off to play catch up.... 

Lisa

waltzingmouse challenge #1

2010-06-10T20:43:00.000-07:00

I am having intermittent problems with my internet. I was able to get on in time to post my project I did for the first Waltzing Mouse challenge. Here is the sketch..........

Here is my take...........

I used the new Delovely again from Cosmo Cricket along with the WMS stamps. I will try and come back later too see if my internet is working better to post the deets.

Have a great day!!!

Lisa

cps 169

2010-06-04T14:10:00.000-07:00

Second Post for the day!!!

I had a bit of extra time this week so thought I would play with the CPS sketch #169. I ordered the new cosmo cricket "Delovely" chipboard die cuts and  6X6 paper pad and I got them in the mail yesterday and when I saw the cute little rainbow I knew I had to use this for the sketch.

Here is the sketch.........................................

I am totally devoting this card to all of you out there who have had nothing but rain the last few weeks:)  Seriously!!! We have had rain EVERYDAY for the last three weeks or so. I have not even been able to get my garden planted! URG!! I am soooo wishing for sunshine!! So here is my card............

Is this fitting or what??!! In addition to the Cosmo stuff I used the new sun from the papertrey ink set Up & Away. I so adore this set! The flower stems are from pti's blooming button bits set. This was such a fun card to make and a bit out of my element as I usually don't use many chipboard die cuts. This collections colors are very bright & cheery. I really didn't think I would like it but when I saw it IRL I fell in love. 

I'm off friends........

As always Thanks for looking and have a great day!!!

Lisa

get sketchy #41

2010-06-04T12:43:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! It's Friday and time for Get Sketchy!!! Our sponsor this week is Delicious Scraps. this weeks prize winner will receive some new digital images.

Here is this weeks sketch.................................. 

And here is my take...................................

I could not get this one to photograph right! The card is actually one of the pink papers from Delicious Scraps that I printed off. I also used this awesome bracket frame..... I will definitely be using more of those. The fabric brad is from K&Company and the leaf punch from Martha Stewart. I used silk ribbon from Papertrey ink. Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

Lisa

May Cards Pubs

2010-06-01T16:33:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! thought I would pop in real quick and share my cards that where published in the May issue of Cards Magazine. As some of you know one of my cards was featured on the cover.......

Here is the original picture..............................................

And here are the other two cards...................................

They ended up just using the card with the bright pink flower in the magazine and they take WAY better pictures than I do :) Picture taking is not my favorite thing to do. I even have trouble trying to take pics of my girlies!!

I also had a card featured in the Scrapbook Trends May Magazine......................

These cards were some of my very favorite to make. I had a blast and am so thankful to Cards for picking them up. Hope you all have a wonderful evening and thanks for visiting!!!

Lisa

get sketchy #40

2010-05-28T13:37:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! Sorry for the late post............. I try to have my Get Sketchy posts done in advance but a couple of personal things got in the way. So with out further adieu..... here is this weeks sketch.............................

And here is my take.....................................

Our challenge this week was to make a father's day card. I don't make very many masculine cards so I tend to keep them simple when I do. I used papertrey ink's Through the Trees set for the tree and birds and the sentiment is from the Masculine Motifs set. The wood grained patterned paper is from Cosmo Cricket.

And I am off................... thanks so  much for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

card patterns #65

2010-05-26T16:15:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Happy Wednesday! Hope your week is going okay. Where I live we have had nothing but rain and gloomy weather for the last three weeks and I am getting tired of it!! I'm hoping it turns nice and sunny by the weekend. So on to business......... here is the sketch over at Card Patterns this week...................

And here is my take.................................................

This was such a fun sketch to play with and I had so many possibilities running in my head. I decided to use my new take three: summer set from papertrey ink and paired it with the leaf image from take three: spring. The sentiment is from star prints. I used a scalloped square die to cut out a bunch of scalloped squares and stamped my images on them. Then I ran them thru with my new linen impression plate for texture. Have I told you how much I love that linen plate?? Oh...  I did? Sorry but I love it that much!! I can't believe how much it changes the look of the paper....... I used a scrap of patterned paper from my minds eye along with papertrey ink ribbon & buttons. I am definitely going to use this sketch again in the future. FUN!

okay kids I'm off for now......... As always thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

wee memories challenge #7

2010-05-24T13:28:00.000-07:00

I received my Papertrey ink release order on Saturday and I HAD to use the new Up, Up and Away set & dies! So I made a card that night and when I was checking all of my blogs I noticed Jenny had posted the new Wee memories challenge....... and guess what?? This weeks challenge is called "The sky is the limit".... you know clouds, kites, balloons or anything else that flies in the skies!! I was soooo excited because I actually had a card done and ready to go! yippee!!!! So here is my card.....................................

This set is soooo yummy I could use it for a month and not get tired of it. And those clouds dies????  LOVE them!!!! I also used my new linen impression plate and let me tell you I think everything is going to be texturized from now on :) Just adds a bit of pizazz without being overbearing. 

I'm off and as always... thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

card patterns #64

2010-05-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! I have a quicky post before I head out the door. This is for the card patterns sketch #64.

Here is the sketch.......................................

And here is my take.................................................

I will list the items I used below to save time......

As always thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps, ink, buttons & cardstock: papertrey ink

patterned paper: october afternoon

crochet ribbon: websters pages

silk ribbon: may arts

tag punch: martha stewart crafts

get sketchy #39

2010-05-21T02:39:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! Happy Friday!!! And you know what Friday brings....... Get Sketchy!!!

 Our sponsor this week is The Robins Nest and the winner will receive an awesome prize from The Robins Nest!!! On to the sketch...........................................

And here is my take............................

I chose to keep it simple and just work with a dino rub-on from The Robins Nest. I used the "dude you rock" sentiment from the signature greetings set from papertrey ink. The wood grain stamp is from Wplus9 Design Studio's Wood grain Silhouettes. I used my rick rac die from papertrey ink for the felt. Love that die!!

Have a happy Friday and go on over to Get Sketchy to give this weeks sketch a try!!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

wee memories challenge #6

2010-05-20T14:38:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Hope everyone is having a great week. I have been busy doing some spring cleaning so I haven't had much time for stamping. I had a few minutes a couple of days ago and made this card for the wee memories challenge #6. Here is the inspiration..........................

Pink, pink and more pink!!!! Love it!!!! So here is what I came up with...............................

I had to ink up my enjoy the ride set from papertrey ink. I stamped it in sweet blush and then colored the bumper with some gray copics and the head lights with yellow. If I had to do it over I would definitely not color the head lights yellow but leave them or go with a bit of gray. They just really stick out to me but hey not every card can be perfection! Right??? I also used my rick rac die with some pink felt I bought on etsy. Love those dies!!

Have a great day and thanks for looking!!

Lisa

get sketchy #38

2010-05-14T02:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday all!! Well you know the drill..... it's Get Sketchy time!!! Here's the sketch...............

We got to work with these awesome chalk board stickers from Deco bugs. You are supposed to be able to write on them with chalk like a real chalkboard. Well wouldn't you know it I didn't have any chalk in my house. So what is a girl to do.......umm.... fake it!! I stamped my image with Papertrey ink's vintage cream ink right onto the sticker and wouldn't you know it, it looks like chalk!! I was afraid to heat stamp the sticker so I just let it set for a few hours before assembling it to my card. I used my "Round & Round" set again and for the sentiment I used the Thank You from "Say it with Style" and the leaf stamp is from "Turning a New Leaf". I used some October Afternoon paper for the background and a piece of Websters Pages for the panel. I tied it all together with some of that lucious ruffle ribbon found here. 

Hope you come and give the sketch a try!!!

Later friends..........

Lisa

Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge

2010-05-13T13:23:00.000-07:00

I was browsing a few blogs the other day.... which doesn't happen very often.... and on my friend Amy's blog she had the cutest card on there with the chair-ish set from Papertrey ink I used in my last post and it was for the Jacksonbelle Tuesday Challenge. I don't ever remember hearing about this challenge (I am a little slow sometimes :)... so I thought I would play this week. The challenge is to create a clean & simple card (CAS). So I whipped up this baby in no time..................

Talk about a quick card!!!!! I had to use my Papertrey ink anniversary set called "Round & Round" that I received when I got my release order a few weeks ago. I adore this set and it finally saw ink last night. I inked the frame image in hibicus, the round image in spring moss, the sentiment in dark chocolate and the smaller butterfly in raspberry fizz. I cut out the smaller butterfly and adhered it on top of the round and Viola!! card done!!

I'm off to see what the ole mojo holds for today!!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

card patterns #63

2010-05-13T13:07:00.000-07:00

Hi all! I am starting to feel better from this nasty cold I have had for the last week. I hardly ever get sick and this one was a doozy! So last night I made my self go into the stamp room and get some serious business done..... I actually made three cards in about an hour or so. First up is this weeks card patterns sketch...............

I decided to flip the sketch to a more horizontal position and here is what I came up with.........................

I have been dying to use my new stamps that I ordered from the last Papertrey ink release but one thing or another kept gettin' in the way. So last night I inked up Chair-ish. I LOVE this set and it was that lamp and doggie that sold me on it!! I have also been in an teal-ish/ blue mood lately.... I think it has something to do with recently changing our bedroom to these colors! I used patterned paper from october afternoon and papertrey ink. I also had to use my new mat-stack die #1 and some of that wrinkly ribbon. The sentiment is actually from the first set On my Couch. I love how all the sets co-ordinate.

I'm off for now..............

Lisa

Creative charms contest

2010-05-10T17:19:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to pop and and thank everyone who voted for me in the Creative Charms contest that we had a a couple of weeks ago on the Get Sketchy blog to celebrate National Scrapbooking Day. I won!!!! I am so excited and just wanted to thank you all!!

Here is another card I did for the contest using a felt flower from creative charms that didn't get posted.........

I used patterned paper from My Minds Eye on all of my cards with the creative charms embellishments. This one is more of a simple graphic type of card.

Once again, Thank You so very much and have a blessed day!!

Lisa

get sketchy #37

2010-05-07T09:12:00.000-07:00

It's Friday and time for another Get Sketchy Sketch. Our sponsor this week is Sunshine Digital stamps and we were given a couple of images to work with. First this weeks sketch....................................

And here is my take...................................................

We were given a couple of different car images to play with. The images were either already colored or a black & white image that you could color. I chose to color my own to make it match my paper better. I used the new dotty biscotti paper from Papertrey ink and I have to tell you it is way better in person. I love it!!!! The sentiment is from the new masculine motifs from pti. I cut out the road by hand and used a white gel pen to draw the lines.

Sorry I've been so sporatic lately...... life has just been CRAZY!!!!

Later friends.....

Lisa

CARDS Magazine pubs- April

2010-05-03T14:18:00.000-07:00

Hi all!!! Since I have been lacking in my posting I'd thought I'd pop in and share my card that was published in the April CARDS magazine.................

This was my very first time being published and I was pleasantly surprised when this card was picked as it is one of my all time favorites. 

So that being said.......... have you seen the new May CARDS magazine???????

My card is featured on the cover and I couldn't be more excited!!!  Talk about a shocker.... I never would have dreamed one of my cards would ever be on the cover of CARDS... WOW!!!!

Anyway I'm off to finish painting a new bookcase I made for my man........ 

Have a great day!!!

Lisa

get sketchy #36

2010-04-30T01:34:00.000-07:00

It Friday and you know what that means....... it's Get Sketchy time!!  This week we have The cutting Cafe and Glue dots.

The winner of this week's sketch  will be getting a Glue Dots Prize Package and three sets of images from the Cutting Cafe. 
Here is this weeks sketch.......................... 

Here's what I came up with....................................

I am making this short & sweet today....... The images are from the Cutting Cafe and the patterned paper is from Basic Grey's Green at Heart line. I made a little ribbon border from the silk ribbon from papertrey ink and added a couple of buttons tied with twine. Simple & sweet!

Don't forget today is the last day to vote over on the Get Sketchy blog for your favorite designer contest using creative charms products. Thanks so much for all of you who voted for my cards... I am truly grateful!

Later friends,

Lisa

papertrey ink blog hop

2010-04-25T16:54:00.000-07:00

I decided at the last minute that I had a tad bit of time to participate in the blog hop this month. This month theme was tissue paper and what to do with it. Well I went original (hee hee) and did a tissue paper flower. Not just any flower but the gorgeous ones Betsy showed us how to do on her blog. I used my spellbinders blossom dies to make the petals bigger. I didn't use any other layers on this card as I wanted to keep the flower the focus. The card base is aqua mist with the leaves stamped in aqua mist.

 I need to get this posted so I'm off for now...........

Later ........

Lisa

Creative charms contest

2010-04-24T14:12:00.000-07:00

Hey all!! There is a fun little contest going on for National Scrapbooking Day sponsored by Creative Charms between the Get Sketchy designers. You get to choose the winner and this is how..............

Go to the Sidebar on the Get Sketchy Blog and cast your votes for the best project.

The contest will end on May 1st,

National Scrapbook Day.

One Designer will win a $20 Gift certificate,

and one lucky person who votes,

and leaves a comment on the Get Sketchy Blog contest post,

and on the Creative Charms Blog

will be entered to win a $20 Gift Certificate for Creative Charms!

Cool!!

So here are my projects............

So go vote!!!!!!!

Later friends!!

Lisa

card patterns #60

2010-04-23T16:25:00.000-07:00

Hi again!! I wanted to post my card I did for this weeks card patterns sketch. This and my Get Sketchy card are the only cards I managed to make this week. I hurt my eye last week and it took me a few days to be able to see again. 

So on to my card..................

I LOVE the new October Afternoon Thrift shop papers and stickers!! I had to use them for this sketch. This card is totally different for me........ only the sentiment is stamped!! I know shocker!! The rest are all stickers from the die cut sticker sheet. I also used some beautiful ribbon I bought from this etsy shop.  The pins are from maya road.

I'm off to enjoy the rest of this beautiful day!!

and open my just arrived Papertrey ink box :)

Lisa

get sketchy #35

2010-04-23T01:32:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! It's Friday and ya all know what that means......... it's Get Sketchy time!!! Our sponsor this week is Hot of The Press (HOTP) and this weeks winner will win a nice prize package of goodies. 

Here is this weeks sketch..............................

And here is my take..........................................

I went for a soft vintage feel here. I used paper from HOTP for my background and my butterflies. I cut my half circle out after I used a plate to trace a half circle.... I know primitive but I gave my coluzzle to a friend thinking I would never use it again:) The scallops are actually 3/4" punched circles and then adhered under the half circle. I used Paper trey ink's background basics text style II to stamp a slight background on my half circle. The tag that I stamped the sentiment on is from one of the tag sheets from HOTP. I just cut it out and stamped my sentiment.

That's it for now............. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: background basics: text style II, vintage picnic (sentiment)Paper trey ink

ink: dark chocolate, pti

patterned paper: HOTP

cardstock: vintage cream (pti)

pearls: creative charms 

gold charms on butterfly bodies: HOTP

lace: websters pages

velvet ribbon: making memories 

get sketchy #34

2010-04-16T02:00:00.000-07:00

It's Friday and time for another Get Sketchy sketch. The sponsor for this week is Wags & Whiskers rubber stamps. So here is this weeks sketch...........................

And here is my take.......................................

I used the best friends forever digi stamp from wags & whiskers. I printed her first on stampers select white from Paper trey ink and then a second time on a piece of patterned paper from October Afternoon so I could paper piece her dress. I colored the rest of her and her bear with copics. I cut out a couple of hearts and used an embossing folder from Sizzix to give them texture. The aqua gingham paper is from October Afternoon. The sentiment is from Paper trey ink's Spiral Bouquet stamp set.

I will come back later and add the links..... I injured my eye today and am having a hard time seeing!!:) 

Later friends.....

Lisa

card patterns #59

2010-04-13T14:15:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Here is this weeks sketch over at the card patterns blog.............

And here is my take...................................

I finally got around to using my new delightful dahlia set from paper trey ink. I love this set and have been exploring the possibilities. The font is very elegant and I love the smaller size. I used the new botanical background set to make the background on the spring moss card stock and the little sheet music stamp that you can barely see is from the October Afternoon Thrift shop stamp set. I die cut the dahlia and stamped the image and colored with my copics. The leaves I die cut out of the spring moss dot paper from the pretty pastels pack. The patterned paper is from October Afternoon. Have I told you how much I love both October Afternoon's new releases "Thrift shop" & "Fly a Kite"? L.O.V.E. them!!! I think I pretty much bought stock with how much I  purchased :)  I also used the new giga guidlines impression plate from paper trey ink on the oval. I wasn't too sure about the impression plates as I'm a folder type of girl but I do love the pattern and the impression is nice. 

I'm off to clean up my mess..... It's amazing the mess I make when I make a card.... Just one card and it looks like a tornado went thru!!!

Later friends!!

Lisa

moxie fab tuesday trigger

2010-04-11T17:17:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Just wanted to pop in to share my card for this weeks Moxie Fab Tuesday trigger. The inspiration is this card from Heidi Van Larr...........................................

This card is featured in the new go to sketches special publication from paper crafts. If you don't have this issue yet you need to get it. So many awesome sketches and inspiration. I have not been able to put mine down.

Here is my take.........................................

I kept to the colors mostly and the back ground I used one of Paper trey ink's new impression plate to mimic the plaid. I also used some older October Afternoon die cuts from the "Cherry Hill" line. That was my favorite line until I received my new "Go fly a kite" this week.... yummy!!

There you have it friends ....another challenge done!!!

Lisa

Wonderfully Whimsical Challenge

2010-04-09T22:54:00.000-07:00

I went on over to Becky Oehlers blog to check out the first night of the peaks for papertry ink's new release and Becky had issued a challenge.... Make a card with wonderfully whimsical in the next 24 hrs and link it up. Well who am I to pass on a challenge especially when it comes to wonderfully whimsical. I was not going to show any more wonderfully whimsical cards but Becky is makin' me do it!!! Since I only had about 45 minutes to make a card because I have other commitments I used what I already had on my desk from playing with this set. I used basic grey's green at heart paper on this one also.

I totally love this set as most of you know from previous posts. So many possibilities.... I only wish it had a sun and some clouds (hint, hint Becky):) 

Later friends,

Lisa

get sketchy #33

2010-04-09T08:26:00.000-07:00

Hey all it's Friday and time for another Get Sketchy card. The sponsor for the week is sweet lab kits. 

This is the sketch for this week................

And this is my take................................... 

I went for a clean graphic look with this one. Not my usual style but sometimes it is good to get out of the box. I started with a white card base and used a polka dot embossing folder from sizzix. I cut different size circle using spellbinders dies but you could easily use punches or even hand cut your circles. I used papers from paper trey ink and basic grey Kioshi line for my circles. The hello panel is punched from a stampin up punch and then I layered the hello circle over it and added a few rhinestones. Easy!!

Well enjoy your weekend...... I know I sure am. I am totally wanting some sun!! 

Have a great day!!

Lisa 

shabby tea room #4

2010-04-08T15:03:00.000-07:00

Time for another Shabby tea room challenge. It's #4 and the above photo is the inspiration. White and cream... as in together.... what???? The actual challenge is to use white or cream with one other subtle color. But I challenged myself to use both white and cream to see what I came up with.  And this is what happened.....

The background patterned paper is from basic grey's nook & pantry line and it was screaming at me to use for this challenge. Add some lace, a flower with a pink button in the middle, some pearls, hand cut leaves from white felt, a nice sentiment and you have said challenge done!! Quite a bit of a change from all the color I used on the last couple of cards.

I'm off......

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

cps 161

2010-04-07T21:45:00.000-07:00

Well I just simply could not put down this set from paper trey ink called wonderfully whimsical designed by Becky Oehlers. I adore this set tons! So many possibilities and as I was playing with it it occurred to me that I really think Becky needs to make a companion set :) You know with like clouds and a sun and a swing and maybe a cute little mailbox ....... I could go on and on :) So as I was putting this card together I thought it went with this weeks card positionings systems sketch ............

I flipped mine though..............

Aren't these the cutest images or what???? I could play with this set all the day long and not get tired of it. I paper pieced the roof and colored the house with my copics. I cut out a couple of clouds from white felt and I stamped the hill onto green felt that is the exact color of spring moss card stock. It is my favorite so far. I got it from this etsy shop.

well friends I'm off for now..........

Lisa 

card patterns #58

2010-04-06T14:46:00.000-07:00

Hi all! I can't believe it is Tuesday already! Wow the last few days have gone by in a blur. I just got my new computer yesterday so have been busy getting it all set up the way I like it. I am still having a bit of trouble with the color so hopefully my pics don't look too bad on your end.

So here is this weeks card patterns sketch................

And here is my take....................................

I had to play with this new set from paper trey ink called wonderfully whimsical. I love this set! The images are very small but I really like the whimsy of it! The houses and trees in this set are adorable! I colored the house with my copics and stamped the hill image on some spring moss felt that I ordered from felt on the fly. She has the most amazing colors of 100 % wool felt and it is really nice felt. The white felt that I cut the clouds from is from paper trey ink. I used a sentiment from the on my couch set from paper trey ink. I sponged aqua mist ink with my daubers to make the sky. The patterned papers are from basic grey's new green at heart papers. 

Well I'm off friends.......

Thanks for looking and have a great day!! 

Lisa

shabby tea room #3

2010-04-04T14:01:00.000-07:00

Just a quicky post to share the card I made for the shabby tea room challenge #3. Here is the inspiration..........

And here is what I came up with..............................

This didn't turn out exactly like had envisioned it would but I still like it. Used some scraps from Paper trey ink, October Afternoon and Making Memories. The ribbon is May arts silk, the flower from Prima, the stick pin is Maya Road  and the stamps are from Paper trey ink. I cut out the leaves by hand from some felt I have. Simple but pretty.

Happy Easter.....

Lisa

get sketchy #32

2010-04-02T01:32:00.000-07:00

It's Friday and time for this weeks Get Sketchy sketch. This weeks sponsors are May Arts and SRM stickers and the winner of the prize pack will receive some new ribbon to add to their stash :)

Here is the sketch for this week............

And here is my take............

I used may arts ribbon, SRM stickers and my new yummy paper from basic grey's green at heart. I made the tissue paper flowers from a flower die that is available at papertrey ink. The stems are a vine leaf ribbon from may arts as is the crochet ribbon and the green ribbon that is part of the banner. I applied the sticker over the ribbon on the banner and it sticks so nicely.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

2 sketches 4 you #49

2010-04-01T22:28:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! Thought I'd play with the 2sketches4you sketch again. For those of you who didn't know my card won the card of the week last week!! I was so shocked I just stared at the screen for at least five minutes before I ran out of the room to tell my man.... of course he really didn't seem to understand what the big deal was!! Oh brother!!

So here is this weeks sketch from Kazan...........

And here is my take.........

I just had to use this new paper from SEI that I got last week. It is from the Claire collection and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!! The picture doesn't do it justice. I used three different patterns of the paper here... one for the background, one for the mat and rectangle piece and another for the punched border. I punched out an oval and stamped it with a sentiment from papertrey ink's mixed messages set. Added the pearls next and called it good :)

I really liked this sketch I already have a few more possibilities roaming around my head!!

I'm off for the night.......

Hugs, 

Lisa

Blog Candy Winner!

2010-04-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

Sorry I am so late posting this.... just one of those days!!

So here's who the random number generator said  the lucky winner is......

leanne said...: What a fun blog! Congrats on getting published:) I love green and orange. Loved your card over at 2S4U too!; March 28, 2010 6:40 AM

Congrats Leanne! Email me at lisaraef at yahoo dot com with your address and I will get these goodies out to you. 

Thanks so much to everyone who commented and for all the congrats... it truly made my week with all the encouraging words. SOOOO appreciated!!

Have a great day!!

Lisa

Blog candy alert!!

2010-03-31T17:05:00.000-07:00

This post will stay on top until Wednesday March 31st so scroll down to see new posts.

I  am in the celebrating mood so thought I would give away some candy:)

What  am I celebrating? you ask.... well let's see....

 *  It's my one year blog o'versary,

 * I have started my  first design team post (Get Sketchy),

 * My first ever card  published came out this month with the April Cards magazine (page 58)  YAY!!

And there are many more reasons...  mainly I am so thankful to those of you who take the time to comment. I  am the worlds worst commenter... not because I don't want to but I am so  short on time. Between my job, my computer not cooperating ( I've  ordered a new one) and watching my granddaughters it is amazing I even  get anything done :) 

So a big shout out to all of you that  make my day...

Here's the  candy.............

(oops  I cropped too close)
Yes that is my favorite stamp from hero arts  that you are seeing. The first one I bought had a defect and through a  chain of events I ended up with an extra one! I so wanted to add my  cards magazine that I am supposed to receive but I haven't got it yet :(  So one lucky winner will win this stamp along with a few more goodies  that I had on hand. Just leave me any comment and tell me your favorite  color ever on this page and I will draw a random winner next Thursday  April 1st.. no foolin'!! Everyone is welcome!!

Thanks  to all of you,

Lisa 

card patterns #57

2010-03-31T17:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Wednesday all!!

Here is a card I did for the card patterns sketch #57. I was challenged by a friend to make a one layered card and this is the closest I came......

It is a one layered card except for the sentiment but then I had to add a felt border and a couple of buttons. I also cut out the flowers that I inked in hibiscus and popped them up. Since this weeks sketch is sponsored by hero arts I thought I would break out some hero stamps. I used the long leaf flower border and a sentiment a clear set that I forgot the name of. The border I used is the edge of the felt after using my new rick rack die from papertrey ink. LOVE it!

I'll try and get a better pic on here... I am trying out some new lighting and haven't quite got it right yet! I am off to work so once again thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

cards blog challenge

2010-03-26T21:49:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge on the cards blog was to use at least 8 colors.... yes you heard me... ur... read me right ... 8 colors!! At first I wasn't going to play because I usually only work with a few colors at a time but I have been dying to use this piece of patterned paper from basic grey's nook & pantry collection. And wouldn't you know it it has 8 colors in it! Okay you have to look real hard but there is a tad bit of orange in the middle of the flowers on the top row :0) Hey it all counts!! Since most of the work was done for me I simply added some scraps that were already on my desk... happy birthday tag, new leaf bitty dot ribbon, a prima flower and one of the leaf images that I cut out from papertrey ink's turning a new leaf set. Fast & easy !!

Thanks also to those of you who let me know that I was "tweeted" on the hero arts blog..... cool! That was pretty much a shocker!! It was my bike cards that I featured here last week. And speaking of bikes makes sure you check out my blog candy here.

 You have until Wednesday to comment......

Okay.. later friends... have a great weekend!!

Lisa

get sketchy #31

2010-03-26T02:00:00.000-07:00

Well it's Friday (YAY!) and it's time for the Get Sketchy sketch for the week. This week is #31 and our sponsor of the prize packet is capturing creativity.  Here is what I came up with.........

Besides the sketch this week the bonus challenge is to use things from different companies to put your project together. I used things from the following companies :

Prima, Basic Grey, Papertrey ink, K&Company, My Minds Eye & Making Memories. I will post all the details below to save time.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: beautiful blooms II, delightful Dahlia (sentiment), Papertrey ink

patterned paper: Basic Grey & Prima

die cut: K& Company

rhinestones: My Minds Eye

pearl flower: Basic Grey

crochet ribbon: Making Memories

get sketchy #30 and a blog hop

2010-03-25T22:09:00.000-07:00

This post will stay at the top until March 26 so scroll down to see new posts :)

It's blog hop week at Get Sketchy sponsered by Get Sketchy, SRM stickers & Scrap n'Art magazine.
If you came from Lenet's blog you are on the right track. If you came any other way you need to go back to Get Sketchy and start there. Why? do you ask? Because a prize is involved and it is the only way you can get the secret sentence.
It works like this..... start at the Get Sketchy blog and the first name on the hop will be listed there. Make sure and leave a comment at the Get Sketchy blog because there will be a prize pack for one lucky winner!!

Make sure to visit each and every blog on the hop.
Leave  a comment!
On each blog you will find a SECRET WORD!
Make  sure you right them down in order,
to make a  sentence.
Your second last stop is SRM  STICKERS!
Make  sure you leave a comment
for your chance to win a SRM Sticker Prize Package.
Your last stop is SCRAPN'ART
There will be a link to email them.
Email them the SECRET SENTENCE,
for your chance to win 1 of 2 One  Year Subscriptions to their Magazine.

On to the sketch for the week.........

And here is my take................

Okay, okay so I didn't make the little pendant thingy's. I tried but it was not flowin' the way I thought it should. So I used my all time comfort shape ... the butterfly of course. I positioned the wings so they would mimic the triangle/pendant shape. Sometimes you have to think out side of the box. I stamped the lace border from my new favorite technique tuesday lace border stamp. I used a "thank you" sticker from SRM stickers. I cut the flower off of another sticker image and layered it just under the sentiment.

So that's it. You need to head on over to Sherri's blog to continue the hop. Have fun hoppin' and have a great day!!
Oh and by the way my secret word is: SCRAPN'ART

Lisa

stamps: turning a new leaf, butterfly dreams(papertrey ink), lace border(technique tuesday)

cardstock: papertrey ink

patterned paper: making memories

ink: spring moss, smokey shadow, hibiscus, orange zest, aqua mist

stickers:srm stickers

punch: stampin' up

2 sketches 4 you #48

2010-03-25T13:16:00.000-07:00

Hi all!! I decided to play along this week with the 2 sketches 4 you sketch. This is the first time I have ever played with these sketches... I have seen this challenge before but just never got around to playing. So here is the sketch this week.........

And here is my take..........

I was trying to make a manly card and since manly cards are definitely not my strong point I thought I did ok. I kept it soft but not feminine and only added buttons and no bows. After I finished it I thought this would make a great sympathy card since it's so soft. Just change out the sentiment and you are good to go. I will post the deets below as I am short on time today!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink unless otherwise specified

stamps: through the trees

ink: spring moss, ocean tides

cardstock: vintage cream, ocean tides

patterned paper: basic grey nook & pantry line

buttons: ocean tides mix

twill: spring moss

card patterns #56

2010-03-23T20:50:00.000-07:00

I just had to play along this week with card patterns sketch #56. So many possibilities with this one. 

here is my take................. 

I decided to just do a straight ribbon across instead of the swirly thing. I wanted to used this patterned paper from prima and I didn't want to cut it or anything :) It is just too gorgeous! I stamped my favorite hero arts stamp in hibiscus on basic grey paper from the nook and pantry line. I made the little tissue flower and put a prima pebble in the middle. I got all my stuff at emma's paperie. The scalloped edge border is a punch from stampin up. The sentiment is from the everyday button bits set from papertrey ink.

Hope everyone is having a great week so far. I am totally enjoying the sunshine we are having!

Stay tuned later in the week for a little surprise.... it just might have something to do with my favorite bicycle :)

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

shabby tea room #1

2010-03-21T18:46:00.000-07:00

If you haven't heard yet there is a new challenge blog on the block. It is called the shabby tea room and this week was their first challenge. Here is the inspiration............

Is this an awesome piece of inspiration or what!!?? Wish my dining room looked that pretty :)

Here is what I came up with................ 

Yes I know.... I have used this beautiful bike from hero arts twice this week... there is a method to my madness tho .... you'll just have to hang on to your seat!!

I stamped the bike in pure poppy, cut it out and lightly colored in the flowers with my copics. For the background I used one of my favorite lace borders from technique tuesday to stamp the grass in spring moss. I then used tape to mask the little flowers in the basket and stamped them one a time in pure poppy along the border of the grass. When you do this make sure you take the tape off after each inking before you stamp, otherwise it might not look so good :) I die cut a medium scallop border out of pure poppy bitty boxes paper, adhered to bottom of panel and inked around the edge with sweet blush. I added a dark chocolate twill strip and punch out a couple of branches from a stampin up punch and added some buttons to the top. The sentiment is from papertrey ink's everyday button bits set... I just curved it on my block to match the shape of the bike.

Well I'm off friends to finish up a few more things...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

cps 158

2010-03-18T17:03:00.000-07:00

Happy Thursday! So glad the weekend is almost here! Had some time and thought I'd play along with this weeks card positioning systems sketch #158. Here is what I came up with...........

I have been dying to play with this cloud stamp from hero arts. I managed to snag it at 25% off when I went to the big city last. This bicycle stamp from hero arts is one of my all time favorite stamps and I have had it on my desk wanting to play with it again and so thought I would make a playful card. I have been seeing sooo many things with clouds & hills so thought I would try my hand at it. I really had fun with this one. I am totally getting addicted to cutting things out and the more I do it the better I get. You know... practice makes perfect :)

 Stay tuned for tomorrow as the get sketchy blog hop get's under-way.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa


stamps: cloud background & bicycle (hero arts), sentiment (papertrey ink)
ink: aqua mist, hibiscus, summer sunrise, true black (papertrey ink)
cardstock: papertrey ink
patterned paper: prima
ribbon: hibiscus bitty dot (papertrey ink)

moxie fab tuesday trigger

2010-03-17T17:09:00.000-07:00

It's tuesday trigger time and this lovely chair is the trigger for the week. I had my card done and then realized I used hot pink instead of red!!! It really looked more pink on my monitor but as I was getting ready to upload all of a sudden it looked red! I can't figure that one out so I had to go back to the drawing board and this is what I came up with............

This card looks way better in real life. I am having problems with my photo software and so all my pics look a little off . 

I used all papertrey ink goodness on this card. I will try and get back later to add the deets at the bottom as I am getting ready to go to work.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink unless otherwise specified

stamps: turning a new leaf, blooming button bits, fancy flourishes, christmas friends (birds), birds of a feather (sentiment)

ink: aqua mist, pure poppy, ripe avocado, dark chocolate

cardstock: spring moss, kraft, dark chocolate, vintage cream

buttons: lemon tart mix

card patterns #55

2010-03-15T21:06:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Hope your weeek is off to a good start..... I thought I would play with the card patterns sketch this week. This is what I came up with............

One of my friends had her third baby girl last week and so I was in the baby girl card makin' mood. The image is from the baby button bits set from papertrey ink. I have had this set sitting very patiently on my desk since I bought it two months ago just waiting to be used. I have tried but you know how it is, sometimes the inspiration just isn't there when you want it to be. When I saw the sketch this week at card patterns it all just fell together. I am in love with this from my minds eye. It is the quite contrary line. I used a spellbinders label die to die cut the sentiment tag. I even broke out the sewing machine to add stitching.

My girlies are coming over so I am off.....

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

get sketchy #29

2010-03-12T07:50:00.000-08:00

Hi all!! It's Get Sketchy time!! This is my first sketch with the Get Sketchy team and I couldn't be more excited!! Our sponsor for the week is The Stamping Boutique. We had three images to choose from and I went with the jump image. I thought this little girl was adorable! I printed her out on stamper's select white from papertrey ink, heat set the image and colored with my copics. Seen as how I don't color very often I didn't think I did a bad job! Definitely not Debbie Olson but not to shabby :) But I forgot to keep track of the colors I used..... I'll try to do better next time :)

I used my new My Mind's Eye paper from the quite contrary line and took my colors from that. I substituted a chipboard swirl for the arrow to make it a little more girly and stamped the sentiment from papertrey ink in dark chocolate. The background on the vintage cream card base is from the background basic tin types set from papertrey ink stamped in spring moss.

Thank You all for your kind words and encouragement.... they mean so much.

Take care and have a great day!!

Lisa

fast & fabulous

2010-03-10T14:33:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post to share a card I made a few weeks ago. It's one of my favorites even though it is just a simple card. I did it for the cards magazine fast & fabulous call they had a month or so ago and I had another card picked up instead of this one. 

I love that large butterfly punch from Martha Stewart crafts.... I have used it tons. Butterflies are my favorite thing and I know I use them a lot. I stamped the leaf from turning a new leaf in spring moss and added some small rhinestone flowers from heidi swapp that I had in my stash. The sentiment is from the through the trees set and is stamped in berry sorbet.

Hope your week is going okay so far.... I can't hardly believe it is Wednesday already!!

As always thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

card patterns sketch #53

2010-03-05T19:56:00.000-08:00

Just a quick post so I can share my card patterns sketch #53. I have been having internet trouble so I haven't been able to get much done!! 

Card patterns turned 1 this week so I wanted to say Happy Birthday Cardpatterns!!!! Cardpatterns was the very first sketch challenge blog I participated in when I started my blog last year. Love their sketches!! I was even guest designer one time!! Here is this weeks sketch......

Here is my take..........

Sweet & simple is what I call this one. I used my new technique tuesday lace border stamps for the background. Love these!!  

I need to go as I am having internet trouble and don't want to get kicked off again!! I'll post the deets later.....

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

moxie fab tuesday trigger sweet on spring

2010-03-04T14:08:00.000-08:00

I am so glad that I had the chance to play this week in the moxie fab tuesday trigger. I have been sooo busy the last couple of weeks that I didn't get the chance to play at the last two triggers :( But when I saw the picture for this weeks trigger I said oo la la this one is for me:)

Here is the trigger...........

Can you say HAPPY!! I love this picture and the colors just scream at me because they are my favorites ..... aqua mist, sweet blush, berry sorbet, summer sunrise a bit of hibiscus, a tad bit of orange zest and let's not forget a wee bit of spring moss. Total Moxie fab!!!!

So when I saw this picture I KNEW I had to make these crepe paper flowers that have been on my to do list. 

Problem - I live in the sticks and the only crepe paper I can find is white and a few primary pastels that were not matching what I wanted. 

So what does this girl do to fix the problem??? I dyed the white with the ink colors I wanted:) It takes a bit of time but I got the exact colors I was looking for. 

So here is what I came up with............

This card totally makes me happy. I love how these flowers turned out. I just ran about 15 to 20 layers of crepe paper through my cuttle bug with this flower die and viola!! flowers in different sizes.  The two smaller flowers are from k&company that I have had for about a year and decided to use up. The chipboard "HI" are heidi swapp letters from my stash.

Enjoy your day and thanks for looking!!

Lisa

stamps: turning a new leaf (papertrey ink)

ink: aqua mist for card base, berry sorbet, hibiscus & summer sunrise for crepe paper flowers (papertrey ink)

cardstock: aqua mist (papertrey ink)

chipboard: Heidi Swapp

crepe paper: dollar tree

pearls: Melissa Frances

small paper flowers: k&company

I'm over the moon!!

2010-03-03T22:31:00.000-08:00

If you haven't heard already I'll tell you now........... I am now on the design team for GET SKETCHY!!!!! EEEEKKKK!!! I am sooo excited!!! I am thankful to the Get Sketchy team for giving me this opportunity. I can't wait to get started.

This card was in the making before I heard the news so I will celebrate by posting it anyway!!

This is the sketch I was working on this week.....

I flipped this puppy upright because ummm well I wanted to :) I just felt that it looked better upright and this is what I came up with.............

I LOVE the new papers from Prima. I had to have this butterfly paper and I cut one of the butterflies out of the other butterfly paper I got. This card took about 10 minutes to make once I decided what I was going to do. I have been in a vintage mood and it definitely shows in this card. The buttons are from papertrey ink and I added some Jenni Bowlin pearls to the center of one. The others were tied with the silk ribbon that papertrey ink now carries. The sentiment is from the autumn abundance set and is one of my favorite all time stamps. I really love how this turned out. 

So there you have it friends... my big news and a card to top it off.

So go on over to the Get Sketchy blog and give the new design team some love. I'm excited to see what is in store on this next adventure.

As always.... thanks for looking and have a great day!!!

Lisa

2010-03-01T23:54:00.000-08:00

Here is a fun little card I did awhile back using the everyday button bits set from papertrey ink. Oh how I love the button bits sets. you can get a great looking card with out a lot of effort. Stamp your image, add buttons and your project just takes a step up. Simple. the papers I printed myself from the house of 3 simply amazing kit that I bought at the beginning of the year. LOVE these papers!!!  

I'm off for somemore crafty-ness today!!

Take care and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: everyday button bits, mixed messages (papertrey ink)

cardstock: vintage cream: (papertreyink)

ink: ripe avacado, dark chocolate (papertrey ink)

patterned papers: simply amazing kit (house of 3)

buttons: berry sorbet mix (papertrey ink)

anything but a square card

2010-02-26T21:53:00.000-08:00

Hi all!! I just wanted to post a card I did that is featured on the cards blog for the anything but a square or rectangle challenge. I had about 1 hour to make and post this card before the deadline so I didn't get to original here. Used the spellbinders butterfly die to cut out the butterfly and then quickly stamped the leaf swirl and added ribbon and flowers. Seriously it took me more time to photograph and post than it did to make ..... like less that 10 minutes!!!! I have seen these butterflies used as cards before but never got around to making one until last night... FUN!!

I'm off to bed... Thanks for looking!!

Lisa

cardstock: snow white(papertrey ink)

ink: spring moss (pti)

ribbon: aqua mist (pti)

flower: prima

die: spellbinders butterfly

papertrey ink blog hop

2010-02-25T16:51:00.000-08:00

It's time for another Papertrey ink blog hop!! This month's theme is Design Team Appreciation Day!!! You are to pick a DT member and one of their creations that is an inspiration to you. That is totally a hard call because as far as I am concerned PTI has the best design team around and which one do you pick????:)

So when I saw this card from Betsy I fell in love!! The colors are so awesome and a combo I have not tried before and those leaves from the take three spring set... well let me just say it was this card that sold me on the set........

I mean is this card lucious or what?! I could stare at it for hours!

So this is what I came up with using Betsy's card as inspiration.......

I had to do those little scalloped blocks with the leaves.... I am in love with them!!! I cut out a ton of the scalloped squares just so I can stamp a bunch of these in a myriad of colors!!!

Thank you PTI Design Team... You are the Best!!!:) 

Have fun at the hop........

Lisa

compose a card #5

2010-02-25T13:54:00.000-08:00

Sorry I've been MIA this last week... I've had my granddaughters and doing taxes... fun times:)

So here is this weeks compose a card by Becky................

And here is my take..........

I was really surprised at how this card turned out... mainly because of the red !!:) I think I might be warmin' to the color a bit!! I used the new stamps I got this week from Papertrey ink's last release .... dot spot (yum!),

take three: spring & the sentiment is from butterfly dreams. 

I just want to say that I am really likin' these compose a card challenges. Becky basically does all the work for you.... cut your cardstock to the sizes provided, keep to the colors and embellishments and make your card! Simple! I even made it to the top 3 last week (shocker!!) even with my bad pictures (I am working on it!!). 

Well I need to go get something done before my girls come over.....

As always thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

all supplies are papertrey ink

stamps: dot spot, butterfly dreams, take three spring & polka dot basics II

ink: pure poppy, aqua mist

cardstock: aqua mist, snow white

patterned paper: bitty dot pad - pure poppy

ribbon: aqua mist twill

button: pure poppy mix

ribbon slide die from spellbinders

cps 154

2010-02-18T15:06:00.000-08:00

Short & sweet today. Thought I'd play again this week with the card positioning systems sketch #154. This is what I came up with.........

I was wanting to use up a few scraps so thought this sketch was perfect. I used blooming button bits for my focal point. Love, love, love this set!! I used the color combo vintage cream, melon berry, spring moss and a little kraft. I turned the sentiment on the block to make it curved. Inked the edges with chamomile ink from the tea dye duo.

I've got to.... thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

compose a card #4

2010-02-16T22:50:00.001-08:00

I was lurking the other day at the Papertrey ink's forum and the thread I was looking at was talking about the new challenge that Becky Ohlers started called compose a card so I thought this week I would play along. So I go on over to Becky's blog to check it out and this is what I find.........

Okay no big deal.... true black....check, ripe avocado ....check, white.... check, vintage button... check, satin ribbon.... check, negative/reverse stamp... umm - no. Can you believe I don't own a negative/ reverse stamp!!??!  So what  am I going to do?  I say to myself....  Fake it :)  So shhhhh don't tell Becky that that is not an awesome in bloom negative/reverse stamp stamped in true black.... it's our secret.... I don't think she'll notice... okay??:)

So this is what I came up with.........

I am really not sure if I know the rules to this compose a card challenge. I am probably disqualifying myself  for 

 not having a negative/reverse stamp.

I guess I just wanted to do my own twist and seen as how I already disqualified myself I just played with it.

This color combo was new to me because ..well.. there is no pink...and no aqua mist.....and no spring moss:)

Actually it was good for me to get out of my box a bit. I did one of those layered butterflies that I have been seeing lately and I used my stain ribbon for the butterfly trail.... ummm it is a little thicker that your average butterfly trail but hey I was just playing around!! We are talking a bit of whimsy here!! I just twisted & turned & glued down here and there to make it.  I used my button for an accent on the butterfly. I also just realized that this is the first long card I have ever made!!! Wow I am really coming out of the box tonight!!! 

So anyway I tried and Thanks Becky for a new take on challenges.... I think I really like it!!

As always.... Thanks for looking and have a great day!!!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink 

stamps: in bloom, recipe box labels ( scroll), autumn abundance (sentiment)

ink: ripe avacado, true black

cardstock: ripe avacado, true black, white

patterned paper: in bloom...black

ribbon: ripe avacado satin

button: ripe avacado mix

butterfly punch: ek success

moxie fab tuesday trigger

2010-02-15T13:31:00.000-08:00

It's time for another Tuesday trigger!!  This weeks trigger was this luscious candy bar picture courtesy of Julie Masse.  

I am totally lovin all that pink goodness!! Here is what I came up with...........

I wish I would have had more time this week to play but I managed to come up with this pink concoction to add to the mix. I used the new silk ribbon from papertrey ink to wrap around my card. Let me say that this ribbon is perfect for this sort of thing. I used sweet blush, hibiscus & raspberry fizz  card stock for the hearts and then glittered 'em up. The smooches is from the say it in style and is stamped in hibiscus as is the petal power background.

Well I'm off to the next paper craftin' project!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

cps 153

2010-02-13T13:33:00.000-08:00

This weeks card positioning systems sketch is sponsored by papertrey ink so you know I had to play along. 

Here is my take........

I used all papertrey ink goodness once again and kept it sweet & simple. I am such a pink girl and when Nichole did her leaves in pink on one of the sneaks this last week I had to try it. I LOVE pink leaves!!! I will definitely be doing this more. 

I am off to clean up my mess...

As always thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: turning a new leaf, petal power & damask designs

ink: hibiscus, true black

cardstock: vintage cream

pearls: hero arts

felt flower: die cut with my cuttlebug

button: hibiscus mix

leaf: punched from martha stewart punch out of spring moss

papertrey ink's Dt Favorites Color Challenge

2010-02-09T12:36:00.000-08:00

It's day 9 of the Papertrey ink third anniversary celebration and the contest for today is another color challenge. The challenge is to pick one the favorite colors of the design team. I picked Debbie's colors mainly because these are my very fav right now. Love, love, love berry sorbet, aqua mist and spring moss together.

This is what I came up with..........

The blooming button bits set is one of my very favorites and I just loved how Betsy pierced the inside of her flower that she did a week or so ago so I had to try it. It really does give it that little extra something. I used the petal power for the background on the berry sorbet card..... love the petal power!!!! 

I am off to finish up my cps sketch so I'll catch you later.....

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink

stamps: blooming button bits, petal power

ink: berry sorbet, spring moss

cardstock: berry sorbet, aqua mist, fresh snow

ribbon: spring moss twill

buttons: aqua mist mix

butterfly punch: martha stewart

papertrey ink paint by numbers challenge

2010-02-08T14:46:00.000-08:00

Here it is day eight in the papertrey ink third anniversary celebration! Every day has been exciting as there has been new product announcements, contests & challenges. The latest challenge is the paint by numbers challenge. You are to make a card using the sketch provided and your assigned palette which goes by the beginning letter of your pti username.   Since my user name starts with an "L" this is my palette...........

and this is what I came up with.........

I must admit that the terracotta tile thru me off a bit but I think I managed it okay. Once I got going it was hard to just settle on one design!! I ended up making a few cards with this color combo... I think I like it!  

In the photo my raspberry fizz looks more hibiscus... don't know what happened there... but irl it is definitely raspberry fizz!

Hope you all play with this challenge too.... it really was alot of fun!!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink

stamps: blooming button bits, polka dot basics II, petal power

ink: ripe avacado, raspberry fizz, orange zest, versamark

cardstock: stamper's select white, orange zest, terracotta tile

ribbon: ripe avacado

button & rhinestones: raspberry fizz

papertrey ink emboss resist challenge

2010-02-05T17:44:00.000-08:00

Second post for the day..... I know...SHOCKER!!!

Well I had to play along with this challenge. I haven't used the emboss resist technique for awhile so this was good to dust off the ole' heat gun:)

This is what I came up with........

This card turned out a little brighter than I expected... 

I stamped the text background in smokey shadow on vintage cream card stock. I then stamped the damask image in versa mark and used clear embossing powder. I inked over it with hibiscus ink. I stamped the leaves from turning a new leaf  in new leaf, cut out and clear embossed to give it shine. The sentiment is from the through the trees set. The ribbon is the new silk ribbon from papertrey... I just colored over it with one of my copic markers to best match the color of the hibiscus. The punch is everfervance (not sure if I spelled that right!!) from fiskars. The butterflies are Martha's!

Go on over to Nichole's blog to check out the challenge.

Have a great day!

Lisa

lovey-dovey challenge

2010-02-05T10:17:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday!! Here is my submission for the challenge that was issued on the cards blog last week. The challenge was to make a lovey-dovey card but not to use red or pink. At first I was like "how am I supposed to make a lovey card with out pink??"  Who cares about red because those of you that have been reading my blog for awhile know that red is not my favorite color :) So I had these love birds ready to go and thought "lets try aqua and spring moss and see what happens." And this card is what happened!! The only thing that I don't really like about it is the ink distressing on the edge. I should of just left it. Oh well,, you just never know if you're not going to like it until you do it, right?

so once again I used all papertrey ink goodness except for the heart pins which are making memories. I used four different stamp sets with this one ... christmas friends for the birds.. I mean aren't those just the cutest birds ever!! They are the only reason I even bought the set! The scroll is from the vintage labels set, the sentiment from the simple valentine set and the background is the diamonds. I punch the heart from martha's heart punch out of october afternoon paper and glittered it up. And yes I am having fun with my glitter 

lately :) 

Bye for now...

Lisa

pti valentine swap

2010-02-04T21:10:00.000-08:00

Hi-ya all! Just wanted to pop in from my busi-ness to post a card I did for Ingrid on the papertrey ink forum's valentine swap. I was so glad that Ingrid took a picture as I was so excited to get it in the mail I forgot to take one!!

Everything is from papertrey ink. I even used the new petal power for the pink background paper. I think it is going to be a go to background for me for awhile:)

I'm off to try and finish up a card I am doing for this weeks challenge over on the cards blog.  

Thanks for visiting and have a great day!!!

Lisa

moxie fab tuesday trigger

2010-02-03T12:17:00.000-08:00

Hello all! I was excited this week because Cath is back from CHA and we have a new Tuesday Trigger to play with .........

Cute, wouldn't you say? So here is my take.....

I was obviously in a glitter kind a mood when making this :) I used a rectangle spellbinders die to emboss the middle of the card. Then I applied score-tape around the outside edge and added prisma glitter. I used a heart punch from stampin up and punched out a few hearts from some october afternoon scraps. The scroll-y thing in the middle is from papertrey ink's vintage labels set, stamped with a glue pad and glittered. The sentiment is from the heart prints sentiments set and stamped in pure poppy.

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great day!!

Lisa

another through the trees

2010-01-28T15:28:00.000-08:00

Hello! I have another through the trees card for you. I really can't get over how much I love this set! I have made so many cards from this set it is unreal! I can't share most of them just yet so thought I'd do a quicky card just for those of you that need a little eye candy. Sorry for my bad picture ... I really am a terrible photographer! When I take pics of my grandkids I take TONS hoping that at least a few will turn out!

This card is pretty straight forward ... I used the heart from the simple valentine set so that it would match the sentiment. I am totally in love with the spring moss polka dot paper that came in the pretty pastels pack just released. I need a pad of just this paper! :)   I need to make this short so I can get some errands done....

as always....

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink unless otherwise noted

stamps: throught the trees, simple valentine

ink: dark chocolate, spring moss, hibiscus

cardstock: vintage cream, raspberry fizz

patterned paper: pretty pastels

ribbon: spring moss grograin

button: hibiscus mix

papertrey ink blog hop

2010-01-25T17:02:00.000-08:00

Hi friends!  Time for another papertrey ink blog hop. This months challenge was called the "total package". The challenge is to not only make your card or project but finish the inside and the envelope as well. This is the first time I ever did the inside of my card with something other than a sentiment... and I think I am addicted. It was so much fun to go beyond just the front of the card. Here is what I came up with.....

I couldn't resist using the through the trees set. This is my favorite set from the January release. The set has so many possibilities! The inside sentiment is from the "remember" set. On the front of the envelope I used one of the frames from vintage label. I will post the details below to save time...

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink except the turqoiuse aqua paper from Hof3 printed from my computer

stamps: throught the trees, remember & vintage labels

ink: spring moss, hibiscus, dark chocolate

cardstock: vintage cream, hibiscus

patterned paper: pretty pastels

ribbon: spring moss

buttons: hibiscus mix

cream twine

upper crest border punch from fiskars

card patterns sketch #47

2010-01-21T09:10:00.000-08:00

I haven't played with a card patterns sketch for a few weeks so thought I'd play along. Card patterns was the first challenge blog of any kind that I tried. I even made the guest designer awhile back and the super six a couple of times. They always have great sketches and the dt always has tons of inspiration.

I was in a whimsical,  playful mood while I was making this card. I totally love these colors and the card came together quite quickly. The turquoise polka dot paper is from the house of 3 simply amazing kit. I love the papers in this kit! I want to use them on every card! The image is from the brand spankin' new set from Papertrey ink called through the trees. This is one awesome tree set and I think they need to do a companion set :) Just my opinion mind you! I have already just tonight made three cards with it! This particular tree comes in two pieces so you can stamp the tree in one color and the leaves in another. I will post the deets below to save my rambling on and on .......

Once again.. thanks for looking and have a great day!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink except for the polka dot paper downloaded from hof3

stamps: through the trees

ink: dark chocolate, spring moss, hibiscus, aqua mist for around edge of card

cardstock: stampers select white, spring moss

ribbon: hibiscus & spring moss gro grain

buttons: hibiscus mix

moxie fab-u-licious tuesday trigger

2010-01-20T12:36:00.000-08:00

It's time for another moxie fab-u-licious tuesday trigger! I am becoming addicted to these triggers and this weeks trigger "I feel pretty in turquoise and gold" just screamed at me! I could not make up my mind what I wanted to do! Usually I have to think about it for awhile but I had so many things going thru my head I couldn't hardly settle down! I knew I wanted to use the "on my couch" set from papertrey ink but I wasn't sure what to use for the wallpaper I had in my head. So I go out to check the mail and my papertrey ink order from release night was here!!! yay!! I ripped open my box and dumped it all on the floor to look at each and every item I ordered and when I saw the petal power background set I said "that is it!" So one of the images in the set is what I used for the wallpaper. I even broke out my neglected gold embossing powder and heat gun for this one :) I found a piece of scrap paper in my stash that was from sei a year or so ago. I stamped my couch in dark chocolate ink. I stamped and meticulously cut out the lamp, table & picture. I colored just a few things as close to turquoise as I could get and mounted with dimensionals over my wallpaper. I used a rectangle spellbinders die to emboss a rectangle around the image and mounted my "room" over the rectangle. The sentiment is stamped in dark chocolate.

As always thanks for looking and have a great day!

Lisa

short & sweet

2010-01-19T12:32:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to pop in and share a card I made a couple of weeks ago and never posted. I will post supplies below since I am short on time today... I am going to go watch the grandkids today.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Lisa

all supplies are from papertrey ink unless otherwise noted.

stamps: turning a new leaf & blooming button bits

ink: spring moss, sweet blush, hibiscus

cardstock: vintage cream, sweet blush

buttons: berry sorbet mix

patterned paper: websters pages

velvet ribbon: making memories

vintage lace from my stash

moxie fab tuesday trigger is bloomin'

2010-01-13T11:30:00.000-08:00

Well, after being on a roll for the first week of the year wouldn't you know it I got icky sicky! I am feeling better and had a chance to play with the moxie fab tuesday trigger this week. My great leap of inspiration came as I was getting in bed last night  to go to SLEEP.... I had this idea and had to get up and get it done! It actually only took me less than a half hour to finish this card.......

...with a BIG cabbage flower! I used scraps for this card and my spellbinders blossom dies. I just started with spring moss for the largest bloom, kiwi kiss for the next, ripe avocado and plum pudding for the purple. I crinkled them all up and took my plum pudding ink pad and rubbed it over all the blooms. I stuck a brad in the middle to hold it all together and put a little bling in the middle. I added the leaf ribbon for the stem and the sentiment stamped with plum pudding. I scored two lines with my scor-pal above and below the sentiment for a little texture.

I am off.....

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Lisa

stamps: floral garden sents, papertrey ink

cardstock, ink, ribbon: papertrey ink