So Grateful

This has got to be one of my favorite new stamp sets.

I took an acrylic block and inked it up in Bamboo. Then with a spray pen filled with water I spritzed it. Immediately I stamped it onto Colonial White Cardstock.

I then stamped the tree with black ink on top of the Bamboo background.

I added a little Bronze Glitz Glitter

Mounted it all with mounting tape onto Indian Corn Blue CS.

Layered onto a card covered with Frosty B/T paper.

Enjoy your day!
Lisa

Christmas Penguins

Wow!! Has time fly by or what?! I'm so sorry that I've been MIA....it's life. Totally overwhelmed but wanted to share these darling little guys.

 

This is a new Hostess set only available to Hostess with their Hostess Rewards. I know, unfair! Sorry. But isn't he cute?

 

I took the Cuttlebug embossing folder. Added ink to the "smooth" side of the inside of the folder. Add cardstock and ran it through the machine. The ink is then transferred to the depressed side of the paper.

 

I stamped the penguin on CS in black ink and cut him out. Adding some liquid applique to his hat & prisma glitter, I then heated it up to make it puff up. I cut him out and mounted him with mounting tape.

 

The blue snow at the bottom of the card is just Sky CS ripped so the white core is exposed.

 

A little Glitz Glitter Clear at his feet grounds him so he's not floating in the air.

 

Enjoy your day!
Lisa

Watermelon Card with Card Stock

 

 

My upline, Naomi Smith, has great ideas and I "borrowed" this one from her.

It uses just cardstock and Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge which everything. 

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 The base is made from a circle cut at 5 1/2 inches and folded in half
Cut a second one is Topiary and cut it in half (you get 2 cards from 1 circle)
the white scallop circle layer is cut at 5 inches - cut in half as well
the Hollyhock circle layer is cut at 4 1/2 inches - cut in half and sponged
the "seeds" are cut at 1/2 inch and covered with Liquid Glass.
The card fits in a standard letter size envelope.

 

Enjoy your day!
Lisa

Water Brush

Sooo, my last 2 posts got past me without any explanation. SORRY!!

I love this stamp set. I stamped it with the Close To My Heart black dye ink and used the water brush to color it in. I saw this card on the CTMH bulletin board and forgot to write down the artist name who inspired me. I love the CTMH has a place I can go to get my creative juices flowing when I'm stuck.

Enjoy the day!
Lisa

Cuttle Bug Technique

This is a technique on say on Split Coast Stampers and I loved it.

Take your Cuttle Bug folder and apply ink to the inside of the folder on the flat side. When you run it through the machine the ink is then only on the low points of the paper. If you were to apply it to the raised side of the folder, the ink would then only be on the raised or embossed parts of the paper. Clear as mud?!

Again I have used the water brush to color the bird. The image is stamped with Slate ink and Lagoon & Crème Brulee are used to color it.

A little Bronze Glitz Glitter to finish it off.

Enjoy the Day!
Lisa

Be Still

 These few words have such meaning. They speak volumes to me when I worry, fret or am anxious. I know that if I can turn down my own voice, I can then focus on what God has to say to me. Sometimes it's hard to tune out my own voice/thoughts...like I have anything meaningful to say compared to God!!

I love how this card turned out. The center pieces were cut on the Cricut, making it that much easier.

The technique of direct to paper is used here. Taking the For Always B/T paper and running a Lagoon ink pad over the top. Changing the light cream background to Lagoon and making the black pattern POP!

The flower is cut at 2" on the Cricut, rolled up and finished with a little bling.

Love the shimmer ribbon which covers the seam between the 2 papers.

Enjoy your day!
Lisa

Ribbons & Trim Video

Love these ideas. Try them out or come to a workshop to learn more.

Enjoy your day!
Lisa