card patterns #57

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

card patterns #56

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

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

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)

iT'S A nEW yEAR WITH mOXIE fAB

It's a brand new year and after a relaxing weekend away with my man I nestled myself into my studio to get some serious craftin' done. When I first saw this picture of this week's moxie fab challenge I thought "great I have nothing sea worthy for this one!"  Then I panicked because it was already sunday evening and I didn't even have a plan. Then I decided I would just take the colors for a spin... and this is what I came up with...

I have been wanting to use this adorable bicycle from hero arts ever since I got it in the mail last week. I stamped it in aqua mist and clear embossed. I used the spellbinders labels eight dies to cut out the bicycle and a piece of cream that I ran thru my cuttlebug with the swiss dot folder. I added a piece of vintage lace to the back of the die cut and layered onto a vintage cream card base. I stamped the sentiment from everyday button bits from papertrey ink in aqua mist ink.  The butterflies are punched out of lemon tart cardstock. I will list the supplies below......

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

Lisa

stamps: bicycle (hero arts), sentiment (everyday button bits, papertrey ink)

ink: aqua mist (papertrey ink)

die cut: spellbinders labels eight die

punch: three in one butterfly punch

rhinestones: kaiser craft

swiss dot folder: provocraft

lace: vintage lace I took off of some napkins that I got at a yard sale

moxie fab tuesday trigger

I have been oh so busy working on my goals for the next year. I don't know when I have been this excited for the new year. So in between working on goals and cleaning my studio I finished up this card today for this weeks moxie fab tuesday trigger. This weeks inspiration came from Linda Beeson and her bathroom. Dang but I wished my bathroom looked this good. I am definitely diggin' the black. So here goes with my interpretation......

I was going for a more manly look as this card is intended for a soldier who has recently come home. I stamped the new row of houses from hero arts in black and cut each one out to give it a bit of definition.  I stamped a separate row in green and cut out one of the houses and popped it up on a dimensional. The black & white paper is from papertrey ink.

I am off to finish up what I started today.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: hero arts & papertrey ink(sentiment)

ink: true black (papertrey ink), lettuce (Adirondack from ranger)

cardstock: whisper white (SU!) true black (pti)

patterned paper: papertrey ink

cps 134

Happy Wednesday!!!! Only two more days until the weekend!! This card for the cps sketch #134 just kind of fell together.... these are all things I already had on my desk from another project and I when started playing around I realized it could pass for the sketch!!! I love it when that happens!! Isn't this just the sweetest baby girl card you have ever seen?? Okay I am a little biased but I totally fell in love with this card!! The flower stamp is from hero arts that I have had for awhile but didn't feel the need to use it until a few weeks ago Dawn made a card with this flower. I stamped a bunch in different colors and cut them out to use for later. The swirls I cut out on my cricut using the storybook cartridge. I used the damask cuttlebug folder for the background and a scalloped square nestie for the mat. I will post the deets at the bottom.
Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

stamps: hero arts, papertrey ink(sentiment)
ink: berry sorbet, versamark
cardstock: vintage cream, aqua mist (papertrey ink)
buttons: berry sorbet mix (pti)
pearls: kaiser
other: cricut storybook cartridge, martha stewart butterfly punch

card patterns sketch #11 guest designer

I am so honored to be picked for the card patterns guest designer for this week. I didn't find out until Wednesday so I had just a couple of days to do the sketch and it just happened to be a busy week for me!! So my card was made from the left overs I had on my desk from the last few cards. I told you it would have pink~!! I loved this sketch and just wished I had more time to play with it!! It has sooo many possibilities. I always need birthday cards as I send one to every woman in our church to wish them a great day. It is a BIG feat as we have a big church but I enjoy doing it and totally making their day! That is why my cards tend to always be on the feminine side. I really need to get some manly mojo goin' tho!! Stamps are from hero arts and papertreyink. I used my brand new die from spellbinders that I just got... I love this die and can totally see myself using it ALOT!! I die cut the main image and another one of the same size from a piece of spring moss bitty dots paper and just offset it a bit to mat. I stamped the swirl image from pti's beyond basic borders in vintage cream ink randomly on the kraft cardstock for a background. Stamped the sentiment from pti's damask designs in true black. The butterfly is from hero arts, stamped with true black on a scrap of that awesome house of 3 paper that I love and cut out. Adhere with dimensional, add a few pearls and viola!! a birthday card in no time!! I'm off to check the mail and see if I got any new stamps yet.. I ordered some new heroarts, some new papertrey ink and some from my cute stamps... I get so excited when my packages come... like when I was a kid at christmas!!!
Thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: papertreyink (damask designs, beyond basic borders, hero arts ( asian elements, butterfly)
ink: true black, vintage cream(pti)
cardstock: papertrey ink kraft, vintage cream
patterened paper: papertrey ink (spring moss bitty dots)
ribbon: papertrey ink hibiscus bitty dot
pearls: melissa frances

cps110

Here is my sub for the cps sketch #110... and it's another pink & green card!! Sorry about that but I am feeling springy and I have been just gravitating to these colors lately. I have been playing around with my watercolor crayons so thought I would try them out on my acrylic stamps..I had not used them on acrylics before but they worked nicely. I just color right on the stamps and then spritz lightly with water. The main flower image is from hero arts called asian elements. I love the owl that comes with this set. I actually stamped over the image with papertrey ink's journaling lines in aqua mist but it doesn't show in the picture . The dots of vintage cream cardstock are a little strange, not someting I would normally do.. but I dropped one on my project and I thought "what the hey!!" so I glue them down!! A little whimsy goin' on there. The butterfly is another one of those from k&company. I need to go tend to my baby granddaughter who is so sick... I hate it when the babies get sick because they are so little... anyway thanks for looking and have a great day!!

Lisa

stamps: hero arts, papertrey ink
ink: true black, new canvas (papertrey ink)
watercolor crayons: stampin up (rose red, cameo coral, old olive & green garden)
pearls: melissa frances
ribbon: papertrey ink bitty dots hibiscus
background paper: house of 3