Dreams Are for Chasing...

Hello!  Today I am over on the Nani Ke Ola Blog sharing the first page to my brand new Mixed Media Journal, and I wanted to show it on here too...

but I can't share it all! hehehe!  I know I'm such a tease, right? hehehe!  I would love if you had just a moment of your time to stop by their blog today and check out the full project and all of the details.
Thank you so so much!!!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Life is Good Stencil Card for Nani Ke Ola Blog

Hello!  Today I am sharing a fun, bright and happy card with you here and on the Nani Ke Ola Blog!  This card was easy to create, but has a fab artsy feel to it...

Supplies Used:
All products are by Prima Marketing unless noted otherwise: Butterflies Stencil, Watercolor Brush Pen, Watercolor Pencils - The Basics, Empress Gold Color Bloom Spray
Foil Die Cut: Pink Fresh Studios
Die: Lawn Fawn

To create this card I started with a panel of watercolored cardstock and began tracing the butterfly stencil with a very fine tip PITT artist pen.  Next I went through and haphazardly colored the butterflies in various colors with my Prima Watercolor Pencils.  Once everything was colored I went over them quickly with my Prima Waterbrush letting the colors blend and purposely taking them outside the lines.  Tip: when mixed colors make sure to wipe your waterbrush between shades, this prevent any muddying of the colors.  Once this dried I spritzed it with some Prima Gold Color Spray. My final step was to diecut the panel and adhere it back in place with foam adhesive.  I then added my embellishment/sentiment and ta - da!

I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Anything Goes


Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Sending Love...

Hello, hello!!!  Today I am over on the Nani Ke Ola Blog sharing a fun card that I've created using a Stencil, Gold Foil Embellishments, and mist.  Take a peek and I hope to see you over there...

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

Pinkfresh Studio Layout for Nani Ke Ola Blog

Hello!  Today I am sharing this lovely layout here and on the Nani Ke Ola Blog using up more of my Pinkfresh Studio goodies...

Supplies Used:
Patterned paper and foil embellishments: Pinkfresh Studios
Wood veneers: Elle's Studio
Gesso: Martha Stewart
Gellatos: Faber Castel
Twine
Sequins

This layout was a very easy mash of paper embellishments and photos.  I did have a little fun on the messy background which consists of white gesso, various pink gellatos, and a few mist splats woo hoo!

I was inspired by the following challenges:
May Tic Tac Toe Scrappy Friends Challenge: I used foil, flower, and arrow
Scrap Our Stash: Challenge 26 E- Elle's Studio product, M - mist, B- birthday photos, O- orange, S - sequins, S - the word "sweet"

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

Craft and You Layout for Nani Ke Ola Blog

Hello!  Today you will find me sharing a layout using the Craft and You Spring Garden Collection on the Nani Ke Ola Blog!  I had fun mixing and matching the papers of this collection and getting a little messy with some Mixed Media techniques.  Here's a little peek, and I hope to see you over there!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

All About That Washi...

Hello!  Today I am sharing a card on the Nani Ke Ola Blog that shows off the yumminess of Pinkfresh Studio's washi tape ( washi tape can totally be yummy, right?! )...

I really love the way the washi lines up so perfectly when laid side by side, don't you?  I then added some embellishments layered together and added the wood strip as my sentiment.  Finally the black enamels were added to "ground" my embellishment cluster and tie in with the black on the sentiment.
All supplies can be found here at Nani Ke Ola Scrapbooking

Hope you like it and thank you for stopping by!

I am entering this into the Virginia's View Challenge: Cards with Dimension
and in Clique Kits: April Anything Goes Challenge

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

New Video: Watercolor Brush Comparison

Hello!  I have a new video posting on the Nani Ke Ola Blog/Youtube today, yay!!! I hope you will get a chance to view it, and if you like it give it a thumbs up too! hehehe! :)
Thanks so much!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Nani Ke Ola Blog Post

Hello!  It's my turn again to share something on the Nani Ke Ola Blog, and I have to say I had a ton of fun getting a little messy while making my layout.  I have shared a couple of layouts using lots of the Pink Fresh Studios Up in the Clouds collection pieces, but today's layout uses some water coloring a chipboard and the Studio Puffs, take a look...

 

Supplies Used:
Pink Fresh Studios Foil Die Cuts
Um Wow Studio Banner chipboard
Prima Color Blooms Gold Empress
Prima Water Color Pencils - The Basics
Water Color Brush Pen

I started this layout by laying some gesso onto the background paper.  Once that dried I dripped some of the Color Blooms in Gold onto my kraft mat and with water painted it over top.  I also chose to flick the brush lightly to slightly cover the page.  When I knew what photos I wanted to use I knew that I needed to dress my banner up in fun, but soft colors.  To do this I started by covering the front with gesso, and set to dry.  I then colored each pennant with various Prima Watercolor Pencils and painting them with water and a brush.  I then dipped that same brush in more of the gold Color Bloom Spray and went over the whole banner giving it a beautiful sheen in person.  The rest of the layout was brought together by mixing and matching various foil die cuts.

I am entering this into the Simon Say Stamp Monday Challenge: Pastels - my banner is full of pastel colors as are some of the pink embellishments :)

Stop by the Nani Ke Ola Store to grab some of these goodies for yourself, and thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you are having a wonderful week so far!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Life is Good

Hello!  Welcome to post #2 today! yay!!! Now I'm going to share a layout here and on the Nani Ke Ola Blog I've created with some of the new Pink Fresh Studios...

I just love the shine of the gold in this collection!  These are the last two photos ever taken of my Libby girl, and I love that they are on such bright and happy paper.  This is something I will always cherish...

More details can be found on their blog, if you have a chance to stop by and check it out I'd really appreciate it!

I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Lions and Lambs

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Loving Pink Fresh Studios at Nani Ke Ola

*This is my second post for today!  Scroll down for a blue buffalo, I'm not kidding!
Hello!  Today I am sharing this layout here and on the Nani Ke Ola Blog!  Finally I was able to get my hands on some of the new products available at the Nani Ke Ola Scrapbooking Store and I was tickled pink to find the Pink Fresh Studio's newest collection there.  I ordered all of it, and double on lots of it hehehe!  So with that said let's get on to the first layout I have created with it...

Supplies Used:
Pink Fresh Studios Up in the Clouds Collection
Prima Marketing Color Bloom Spray: Empress Gold

To create this layout I started by spritzing my page with Prima Marketing Embress Gold Color Bloom Spray.  These sprays are fabulous!  They come in a nice sized bottle and have a nozzle stopper so no accidental sprays can happen.  ( This is really wonderful for us Mommies who have wandering hands around, hehehe! )  I love how bright this gold is and how perfectly it matched the Gold foil in the Up in the Clouds Collection.  I then added some layering behind the larger of the two photos and embellished with the foil die cuts.  You will also find a tiny strip of washi tape in the lower right hand corner which helps keep your eyes moving in a downward diagonal direction.

This layout was also inspired by the Scrap Our Stash Challenge #24 : Stencil - (S) - smile and spray (T) - tape more specifically washi tape (E) - Enamel Dot (N) - numbers in my journaling I say 2nd Birthday Photos (C) - circles hidden behind top photo (I) - Ink (L) - the word LOVE

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you will get a chance to check out the new products available in the Nani Ke Ola Store!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Nani Ke Ola Double Page Layout

Hi again!  If you are looking for my TAWS post feel free to scroll down!  I am also sharing a post today of a double page layout I have created for the Nani Ke Ola Blog...  Here's a peek at one page, but I would love if you had a moment to check out both pages and all of the details on their blog!!!

Supplies Used:
Heidi Swapp: Mixed Company Ephemera
Heidi Swapp: Mixed Company 6 x 6 Paper Pad
Elle's Studio: Stickers

Hope you get a chance to stop by and say hi on the Nani Ke Ola Blog!  Also FYI she just got in some of the new Pink Fresh Studio Products, yay!!!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Soulmates Collection Layout

Hello!  This is my second post for the day, so feel free to scroll down to see my glittery fairy!  You can find this layout also posted on the Nani Ke Ola Blog...  I had fun playing with one of the newest 7Dots Soulmates Collection, and as Valentine's is just around the corner I figured there was no better time to work with such a collection...

Supplies Used:
7Dots Soulmates Collection
Damask Mask from 7Dots
UmWow Chipboard: Floral Flourish
White Embossing Paste
Gesso
Magicals
Pearls

This layout was also inspired by this month's UmWow Sketch Challenge:

And in the 7Dots Challenge: Appreciate the little things


Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Life is Beautiful

yes, yes it is!  Today I am sharing this layout here and on the Nani Ke Ola Blog! woo hoo!!!  I'm still getting crafty with lots of fabulous older products in my stash, so I can make room for the what's to come! mwahahahaha! This layout was created using Chic Tags, Glitz Designs, Color Hills, and Heidi Swapp Collections...

Now this layout was based on the sketch from Sketches in Thyme # 137... and this sketch was so much fun to play with!

Also something fun to note, all of the products I have used today can be found in the Nani Ke Ola Scrapbooking Store on sale right now! woo hoo!!!  So give some old products a little love!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Don't Forget Your Old Stash!!!

Hello!  With CHA going on it is so hard for us crafters to think of anything other than all of the new, new, new glorious stuff about to hit stores, but don't forget about that beautiful old stash that once had that "new" feel to it too!  So today I am up on the Nani Ke Ola Blog sharing this layout I've created using the Mixed Media Collection by Heidi Swapp... psssttt... and guess what else?  It only took three products to create the whole thing!  woot woot!!!

When I first new I wanted to use some older stash, but was looking for some inspiration on which one to use I went to the Let's Capture Our Memories Color Spot Challenge and that's when I knew that Heidi Swapp's Mixed Media was the one!

And psssttt... did I also mention that this collection is currently on sale?! So if you don't already own it and love the products I've used here you can get it right now for a great price!

Happy Crafting!!!
Lisa

Snow Dude Layout

Hi!  Today you will find me here and on the Nani Ke Ola Blog! Woot woot!  I am sharing a layout today that I've created using the new Holiday Cheer Collection from Pretty Little Studio, and I love how it turned out!

Supplies Used:
Wood Veneers: Studio Calico
Prima: Fluid Chalk Ink
Pen
Lindy's Stamp Gang: Under the Boardwalk Magicals
Pretty Little Studio: everything else

I had a lot of fun creating this layout and lots of inspiration too, as I have based this on several challenges:

Creative Scrappers: 283

Challenge Yourself: #13 Traditions

Scrappy Friend's Challenge: Tic Tac Toe Challenge: flair, snowflake, red

Ho! Ho! Nani Ke Ola Layout

Hello!  I'm so happy to share one of my first Holiday Layouts today here and on the Nani Ke Ola Blog.  Have you seen the newest Pretty Little Studio Collections?  They are cute, check them out here.  I couldn't wait to get my hands on some of it create this little layout...

Supplies Used:
Holiday Cheer 8 x 8 Paper Pad
Die cut: Ivy
Season Gold Words Stickers
Christmas Story Gold
Holiday Cheer Paper Ribbon
Die Cut: Santa Clause
Christmas Story Flair

I love the vintage feel of the diecuts, and doesn't Ivy just match my little Maddie in these photos?!  Love it!

I am entering this layout into the Scrap & Play Challenge: Happy Holidays (Santa, present, red)

I hope you'll get a second to stop by the Nani Ke Ola Blog to see full details on how I created this layout and make sure you check out the fabulous new products in the store too!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Nani Ke Ola: 7 Dots Studios Layout

This is my second post for the day, so make sure you scroll down to check out my post for The Alley Way Stamps Blog!

I am also sharing a layout today on the Nani Ke Ola Blog using the new 7 Dots Studio Collection: Soulmates...

 

Full details on this layout can be found on their blog, and I would love if you could take a moment to leave me a comment on their blog!  And if you are interested in these new 7 Dots Collections then check them out in the Nani Ke Ola Scrapbooking Store!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Halloween Hoop Art

Hello!  So happy to share something new for me... hoop art!  I have seen lots of gorgeously decorated embroidery hoops done using paper products, so I just had to get in on the action!  Today you will find this posted here and on the Nani Ke Ola Blog, so if you would like to leave a comment please do so on their blog it would mean so much to me!  Now onto my project...

Full details and more photos can be found on their blog, but I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Fall into Love.

And I am entering this into the Decorate to Celebrate: Anything Goes Challenge

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Nani Ke Ola Layout

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a nice weekend!  We had beautiful weather here in Ohio and a full weekend that was full of football, soccer, a festival, church and kite flying!  Now I'm back today with a post up on the Nani Ke Ola Scrapbooking Blog.  Nani Ke Ola carries many of the smaller Designers products, and is a main distributor of 7 Dots Studio Product lines in America, so be sure to check them out! 

On to my layout using some Color Hill patterned paper, Chic Tags, Ellie's Studio, and some Magical's...

Check my full post with lots of details on their blog now... I really appreciate anyone who takes the time to leave me a comment on their blog!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa