Thanks...

Hi!  I'm popping in to play with a few challenges, yay!!!    I was excited to see Laurel Seabrook was back to crafting, and when I saw she had a challenge too I had to join in!  Such a beautiful inspiration picture too...

And I was also inspired by the Cupcake Inspirations challenge #437:

To create this...

To create my card I wanted to go very clean and simple, and I really love the blue and white combo, so I started with Winter Sky Cardstock by AMuse Studio as my cardbase.  I then added a strip of white embossed cardstock scrap that I had in my drawer and adhered it to the center.  For snowflakes I diecut both sizes from DCWV Glitter cardstock and layered them together.  The sentiment is by Lawn Fawn, and while I cut this also from white, I felt like there was enough of a difference between this and the embossed cardstock that it didn't need anything between the two.  To finish the whole card off I add some gorgeous Iridescent Clear Crystals from Studio Katia.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit me today and I hope I've inspired you to join in some challenges too!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

It's Snowing on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog

Hello!  Today I am over on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog sharing a serene snowy scene featuring the Funky Flakes Fri-die Set and the Snowy Sayings Stamp Set.  Both of which are on sale right now! (Plus I have a discount code at the end of this post for extra savings, score!)

I am a sucker for all things snowflakes, and this die set is one of my favorites because of it's intricacies, and range in sizes.  For this card I started by diecutting several of the snowflakes out of one white panel.  I then layered the positive cut over the negative and added a piece of DCWV blue shimmer cardstock.  For my sentiment I heat embossed it with silver embossing powder and added a strip of silver shimmer cardstock.  The silver confetti sequins were the perfect finishing touch.

Thanks so much for stopping by and here is your discount code to save even more in the CAS-ual Fridays Store:

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Must Love Snowflakes...

Hi there!  Today I am up on the CAS-ual Friday Blog sharing a soft pink snowflake scene created with the Must Love Snowflakes Stamp Set...

I love how soft this card looks!  To create this card I started by stamping and heat embossing the snowflake images around the outside of the cardbase to form a frame of snow.  I then used a light pink ink to blend in towards the center.  The sentiment was then stamped with a grey ink in the center.  I finished it off with some twine, jingle bells and sequins.

I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamp: Resistable

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

DT New Type of Mini Album From a Manila Folder!!!

That's right you read it right the first time around... I made this mini album with one manila folder!  I'm so proud of myself for this one!  As a challenge on Becky's Sweet Creations DT we had to make any type of project using a manila folder, and having never really made myself a mini album I thought why not?!  It already has the fold in it, so you just have to cut it length wise, use brads to keep them all together and measure, measure, measure!  Without further ado here is my creation:

Materials Used:
Can't say where this line of paper came from because I got it at a garage sale, and it looks like it was taken out of a stack!
Stickles - silver and star dust
Brads
Ribbon from stash
various stamps
black ink
blue ink
I-Rock Tool
I-Rock Gems

If you want more details on how anything was made feel free to ask!
I am also entering this into:
She's A Sassy lady - Anything with a Christmas Theme - must contain blue, white, silver or red
Wee Memories - Holiday Challenge
Happy Crafting!  And thanks for stopping by!
Lisa