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

cards blog challenge

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

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

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

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

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)