You're Koalafied! Guesting on the Gerda Designs Blog

Hello!  I'm so excited to share that I am guest designing this month on the Gerda Steiner Designs Blog! Yay!!!  Their designs are so stinking cute, you have to check them out!  Any who, take a peek at what I've created today, and I hope to see you over there!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Latte Birthday Wishes

Hello!  You will find me here and on the Mint Owl Studio Blog today and I have a card that I've created based on the latest Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.  Did you know that Mint Owl Studio is one of the Super Sponsors for this hop?!  LOVE it!  Also there is a special code you can use to get 20% off your total purchase right now, just enter COFFEE when checking out!  Now here is the watercolor postcard I've created with the Coffee Craze Stamp set...

When I think of seasonal projects I think of colors and while I don't have a huge selection of Magical Powders I did pull out my blue, orange and green colors that jumped out as fall to me.  The magical powders are fun to work with in various ways and I chose a very artsy and loose technique by simply sprinkling the powders in the general areas that I wanted them to be after my images were embossed. I then spritzed with water and let the "magic" happen!  I love the way you get a mix of colors from each powder by using this technique, but be aware that this technique is not something you have a lot of control over and sometimes things can get a bit messy.  I love the results and think its so fun to watch the colors change and swirl together.

I am also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Lisa

Star Student

Hello, hello!  I'm popping in today here and on The Alley Way Stamps Blog to share another card I've made to sneak in my little man's lunch box next year.

Once again I went to the Express Yourself Stamp Set to make a fun background that is perfect for a school theme.  This time I chose to mix up the letters and stamp them sparatically in no certain order. After I heat embossed the letters in clear I spritzed the whole watercolor cardstock with water and then dropped in some Magicals pigment powders and spritzed more to let the colors mix.  I then die cut a second panel with various sized stars, and stamped the sentiment (from the same stamp set mind you!) before adhering in with foam adhesive.  I then added faux stitching and adhered it to a black mat.  Added a few star sequins and it's done!

I am entering this into the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp: Sparkle and Shine Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Gone Fishin' Layout and new Magicals Technique

Hello!  Today you will find me sharing a cute layout of my husband with our youngest on her first time fishing here and on the Nani Ke Ola Blog... I'm also going to share a new technique I used with my Magicals to create my own patterned paper.  First let's see the layout...

To recreate this look you will need watercolor cardstock, Magicals by Lindy's Stamp Gang, a Stencil, Paint Brush, Mini Mister, and a Baby Wipe.  I adhered my stencil to the watercolor cardstock with washi tape to keep it from moving.  Next I spritz the whole paper with water in my mini mister ( any spray bottle will work ).  I then dipped my paintbrush into my magical powder, one at a time, and tapped it onto the openings in the stencil.  I did this randomly with various colors until each butterfly in my stencil had some of the Magicals pigment on it.  I spritzed the stencil one more time and then gently went over each butterfly with a wet baby wipe.  Slowly remove the stencil and ta - da!  I love when I can create my own designs like this, and if I were going for a more specific color pallet I could work with just one or two colors.

I was also inspired by the Paper Issues: Mister Fix It Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

Lisa

Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper: Heidi Swapp Mixed Company
Magicals: Lindys Stamp Gang in Boardwalk
Stencil: Prima Marketing and 7 Dots Studio
Embellishments: Pretty Little Studio - Holiday Phrase Strips, Elle's Studio - Letters and Numbers in Teal, Pinkfresh Studios - Foil Diecuts, Heidi Swapp - Mixed Company Ephemera

2 hops and a challenge, say what?

Hello and Happy Weekend, yay!!!!!!  We have gorgeous weather this morning, and nothing we have to do! SCORE!!!!  Anywho, I'm popping in real quick to post a card that I created after I woke up... I was really inspired by the video that Laurel Beard created, but since I don't have any of the Ken products I used something similar called Magicals by Lindy's Stamp Gang and created this...

Isn't this so fun and abstract?!  I love it and can't wait to do more as it is soooo simple!  First I stamped and heat embossed my Verve images in clear onto watercolored cardstock, then I simply watered down my cardstock with a spray, flicked some Magicals in green and purple onto my cardstock, spritzed some more and let the colors run.  I really love how I actually got more than just the two colors I put on as the Magicals are a tiny powder of mixed colors themselves.

I was inspired by two hops and a challenge this morning:
Watercolor Blog Hop with Pretty Pink Posh
Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Verve Eat Me Drink Me Diva Challenge

Thanks so much for taking time to visit little ol' me!  Have a fantastic day and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Best Fishes...

Hello!!!  Today I am sharing a super sweet and super fishy card here and on The Alley Way Stamps Blog...

Supplies:
Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps - All Washed Up, Gill-Friend, and Little Fellas
Ink: Memento
Magicals
Watercolor Cardstock
Various Copics
Embossing Powder
Foam Adhessive
Glossy Accents

This card was so fun to create, especially the background!  I started by spritzing watercolor cardstock  with lots of water and then sprinkled some Magicals in green and blue and watched them do their thing.  While that dried I stamped the fish, colored them in and fussy cut them out.  I then embossed my sentiment onto vellum.

I am entering this into the following challenge:
Crafting From the Heart - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps: Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa