Shoot for the Stars...

Hi friends!  I'm about to do something I haven't done in a very long time... drum roll please......

I'm posting something I've created just for fun... say what?!  It has been so long since I've just crafted for fun with no deadline, or specific product required, and it felt so good!  I'm hoping to have more of these types of projects in the future as I made it my crafty resolution to do more crafting for me.

With that being said I've had this adorable Reverse Confetti Moon Men stamp set sitting in it's packaging for months, and while I was in the mood for watercoloring I decided to mix the two together.  Plus the timing was perfect, because as I was about to look at the Reverse Confetti Blog for inspiration I came across their Stock Your Stash Challenge and this month's challenge is Love is in the Air... how great is that?!

To create my card I started with my galaxy background.  I knew this would take longer to create and it would need more time to dry, so I set about using a water on water technique with a mix of blues, purples, greens and yellow watercolors from my Altenew Watercolors.  Once the first layer dried, I went back over certain areas to add more depth of color and allowed this to dry as well.  For my final layer I brushed on black watercolor, keeping it darker in some spots and allowing the color to come through more in other areas.  To add the appearance of stars I splashed a few white and gold watercolors from my Gansai Tambi Watercolor set, and set it off for a last time to dry.

Next I moved onto stamping and watercoloring in the chosen images from this set.  Once these were dry as well I fussy cut them out and adhered them onto my galaxy background.  The sentiment was embossed onto black cardstock with gold embossing powder, and the whole thing was adhered to silver mirror cardstock.  As a last touch I added in a few sequin stars, and viola!  Super cute, fun, and he's all for me!

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit today, and I hope to see you more throughout the year!

Happy Crafting!

Lisa

Framed with Leaves

Hello!  It's fall here in Ohio and I had the weather on my mind as I created this weeks project for the Crafty Doodle Chick Blog...

I hope you'll pop over on the blog for full pictures and details!

Happy Crafting!

Lisa

You Make the World a Better Place...

Hi!  I'm up on the Crafty Doodle Blog today and I have a super sweet Stamping Bella Watercolored card to share with all of you.

I hope I see you over there to check out the full card and then take a peek at all of the new Stamping Bella products now available in the store.
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

STAMP-lorations CAS Challenge

*If you are looking for my Ellen Hutson PinSights Post Click Here
Hi!  Today the CAS team for STAMP-lorations is sharing another take on this month's Challenge with the twist of Brown.

Supplies Used: Strong Women and Happy Sunflower Stamp Sets, Gansai Tambi Watercolor, Embossing Powder in Gold and White, Gems

To create this card I started by stamping and embossing my flower onto watercolor cardstock. I used my watercolors to loosely color the flower in and then dried it with my heat gun.  For the background I used various Browns and a Metallic Copper.  Once this was dry I stamped and embossed my sentiment and added some gems.  I then framed the panel twice with two different browns.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I can't wait to see what you create for the challenge!  Remember all products are welcome! :)

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Under The Sea with the MarkerPOP Challenge and Giveaway Details!

Woo hoo!  It is Sunday and that means it is time for a new MarkerPOP Challenge!!!  This time we have a beautiful underwater inspirational photo for you...

Since I'm still in a Winter mood I decided to make my underwater scene Christmassy with a play on words...

For this card I've used lots of Lawn Fawn goodies including: Trim the Tree, I'm So Jelly, and Watercolor Wishes 6 x 6 Paper Pad.  To create a water background I used my Gansai Tambi Watercolors.  For the tree and sweet critters I used a mix of Spectrum Noir Markers.  And finally I used clear sequins to reflect bubbles in the water, as well as for some added shine.

Thanks so much for stopping by and we can't wait to see what you link up for your chance to win this super cute Flora and Fauna Set...

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

MarkerPOP Challenge #129

Hi friends!  I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far, we've had fun with soccer and cheerleading along with some nice weather.  Today I'm popping in with a little bit of crafty fun with the new MarkerPOP Challenge #129...

And here is what I've created based on this color palette...

To create this card I've used the new My Favorite Things More Monsters.  I LOVE the cute little faces on them! I then used the same colors as I used on my monsters in my galactic background with Gansai Tambi Watercolors and Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  I stamped and embossed the sentiment, and created a "gold planet" for my little monsters to stand on.

I can't wait to see what you'll create for this new challenge!  Don't forget to check out the awesome prize up for grabs too!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

CASual Friday's Sneak Peek Day 3

Ok you guys this release just keeps getting better, because wait until you see the cuties I get to share with you today!!!  This new Mermaid set by CAS-ual Fridays is so unique, sweet and fun to play with...

As this card is all about water, I couldn't help but add watercoloring to the card itself!  For the mermaid and the shell in her hand I started by stamping and heat embossing her with a sticky embossing powder and adding a layer of shiny silver foil.  While the foil did not go on smoothly I liked the texture it gave the image for my underwater scene and decided to stick with it.  The shells and sentiment were stamped and embossed with white embossing powder. Next, I added layers of watercolor from my Gansai Tambi Watercolor Set. After the panel was dry I distressed the edges before adhering it with foam adhesive to the front of my card panel.  The clear sequins with the perfect finishing touch.

Make sure you pop on over to the CAS-ual Friday Blog for more inspiration, peeks, and a giveaway!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

A Muse Studio Release Sneak Peeks Day 1

It's sneak peek time with new A Muse Studio Products that will be available this Friday, yay!!!!!  I love when I get to share peeks at their new products, and this month will have floral lovers dancing (hint hint!).  Today we are sharing peeks at the new set called Summer Blooms.  This set also has matching dies!

In this first card I chose to mix the Summer Bloom Set with the Hexagon Background and Bee Happy Stamp Sets.  To do something different I created an Easel card, and love the way the inside hexagon image fits perfectly as a resting point for the front panel.  I also went completely girly and made everything pink!

Full Supply List for this card includes: Petite Gingham Bubblegum, Hexagon Background, Bee Happy Stamp Set, Cotton Candy Dye Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Creative Candy Pretty Pearls: White, Summer Blooms Stamp Set and Dies.

And here is one more card featuring the Summer Blooms Stamp Set...

This card shows lots of the floral images available in this set as well as the sentiment.  I loved watercoloring this panel of stamped flowers, and decided to make the sentiment pop by stamping it onto Grass Cardstock.

Full Supplies: Cotton Candy Cardstock, Grass Cardstock,  Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Creative Candy Pretty Pearls White, Foam adhesive, Summer Blooms Stamp Set.

Make sure you head over to the A Muse Studio Blog to see more peeks at this new set and for a chance to win the new set for yourself!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Release Day for AMuse Studio

YAY!!!  You can finally grab the new goodies that are now found in the AMuse Studio Store!  This latest release is such a fun one, and don't forget if you spend over $30 your order will ship for free until May 31st!  Woot woot!!!  Plus, there will now be freebie stamps that you can earn when purchasing parts of the new release... head over to the store for full details on this, but I do have some projects to share that I've created with this month's release called Whale ( and it has a matching die too! )...

Other Supplies Used: Cardstock: Poppy, Ocean, Scallops Bermuda; Die: Pinking Circle 1A; Twinkle Stickers: Clear; Mermaid Glitter

Make sure you hop over to the store and blog for more inspiration and to get your hands on these new goodies, including this freebie!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

MarkerPOP Watercolor Challenge and Giveaways

Happy Sunday!  I hope you are having a nice weekend so far.. our plans have changed due to the weather, but that didn't stop us from having fun :)  Anywho, today I'm popping in to share my take on the new MarkerPOP Challenge!  These challenges are posted bi-weekly, and this month we are focusing on watercolors.  So for this challenge we are asking you to create a floral watercolor project.  Here is my take on the challenge...

 Watercoloring is one of my favorite mediums for adding color right now, so I had a blast creating this card.  It was so relaxing too!  First, I started by stamping my flower images onto watercolor cardstock with Versafine Ink.  I then hit the ink with clear embossing powder and a heat gun just to make sure everything was dry and ready for me to add my watercolors.  I should also mention that I stamped and embossed the largest flower onto a separate sheet of watercolor cardstock.  I then went in with my base pink layer and after each layer would dry I would add my next.  To finish the design off I used my Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Collection to add a shimmery shading around all of it.  Once everything was dry I popped the largest flower up with foam adhesive and added sequins to finish.

And here is a look at the inspiration photo for this challenge:

I hope you will play along as there are some awesome prizes up for grabs!  Also, there are other watercolor giveaways happening on the blog, so make sure you scroll through to get entered for those!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Supplies Used:
Altenew: Beautiful Day and Precious Moments Stamp Sets
Pretty Pink Posh Sequins
Gansai Tambi Watercolors
Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Watercolors
Paintbrushes
Clear embossing Powder
Heat Gun
Versafine Ink

Fabulous Taste...

Hello, Hello!  I am here today with a  sneak peek at what you will find over on the MarkerPOP Blog today...

I hope you'll get to visit me over on their blog and while you are there don't forget to get your name entered to win one of several giveaways going on!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

MarkerPOP Challenge: Watercoloring Animals/People

Honey, I'm homeeeee!!!  Hi!  Today I'm popping in to share a fun watercolor card that I've created based on the newest MarkerPOP Challenge!  You are going to want to join us as there are some awesome giveaways going on, as well as some incredible inspiration all month long featuring watercoloring!!!  This time we are challenging you to watercolor animals or people...

And here is what I've created...

This card is featuring the Gerda Steiner Designs Koalafied Stamp Set.  This is a new to MarkerPOP Stamp Company, and they have some super cute critter sets!  I used my Distress Markers this time for watercoloring the critters and tree and then for my background I have used my Gansai Tambi Watercolor Set.  This set is a must have in my book, and the best thing is that it comes in several different sizes so you can buy to fit your needs!

For my card I have also used a mix of water on water technique and the dry to wet technique.  I love them both for various reasons.  The wet on wet is great for covering larger spaces quickly as well as for areas that you are going to layer color onto color.  The dry to wet technique is best for adding fine details, or for having more control over the watercolors themselves.

Now it's your turn!  Make sure you head over to the blog for full details, more inspiration, and giveaway goodness!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

*Looking for my first post of the day?  Scroll down for more information on A Muse Studio and their newest release!

Hi!  Today I'm joining the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop and I'm sharing a peek at new Coffee Loving goodies now available at STAMPlorations ( psssttt - I have a code for you to save some $ at the end of this post! yay! ).

First let's take a look at the card I've created for today...

To create this card I started by stamping and heat embossing the Coffee Bags in a Row Border Stamp.  Next I went over the background with various brown watercolors letting each layer dry before adding another.  While it was drying I die cut my sentiment from the Rise & Grind Phrase Die Cut from a foil cardstock.  I layered it all onto my cardbase, and voila!

I can't wait to see what you make for this blog hop!  And one more thing... here is a discount code for you to use to save 20% off your total!!! YAY!
CODE: STAMPGIRLLISA

Happy Crafting/Shopping!
Lisa

Sending Big Hugs With The Ton

Hello and Happy Valentine's Day!!!  Today I'm popping in with another for fun card (what the heck is going on here, free time for fun, say what?!) playing along with the February Challenge hosted by The Ton Stamps:

Today's card is quite a bit different from the one I shared on Saturday.  This time I've gone totally classic and romantic with a larger 5 x 7" watercolored card.

To create this card I started with Stratton Watercolor 140# Card stock. I heat embossed the large peonies image from the Sending Peonies Stamp Set twice with Gold embossing powder. I then used the wet on wet approach for adding my first layer of color.  Once this was completely dry I went back over the flowers with my Clean Color Brush Markers to add contrast and details.  Again I let this dry completely before stamping the sentiment with a Versafine Ink and added blue shading around the edges with a foam applicator and Distress Ink.  I had thought about adding sequins, but whenever I put them on the card it just didn't feel right, so I left it as is and reminded myself that sometimes less is more.

I am also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp: Wed. Challenge Fantastic Florals
Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa