Aloha MarkerPOP... Prize Details Too!

Hi!  I'm up today on the MarkerPOP blog and I'm bringing a little summer with me, woot woot!  I hope you'll stop by their blog for the full post!  Each time you leave a comment your name is entered into a monthly gc drawing... plus we have an awesome prize box up for grabs for the newest MarkerPOP challenge!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Love Always - MarkerPOP Bi-Weekly Challenge

Hello!  I hope you are having a nice weekend so far!  I'm popping in for some crafty fun as a new MarkerPOP Challenge is starting today, woot woot!  Joining our challenges is so easy as the only thing that is required is that you use some type of marker that is carried in the MarkerPOP store.  And if you are running low on your markers you totally want to hit the store up as she recently got a restock in Copic® Markers.  Any who, enough enabling right?  (by the way did I mention her marker prices are incredible? hehehe!)  So onto this two week challenge inspirational photo...

Hello yummy photo!  Not only does the popcorn look so good, but the colors make my mouth water too!  (You don't find colors yummy?  That's just me? huh... well let's move on then shall we?...)

And here is my take on the photo...

 bwahahaha!  Look!  The birdies are on a date!  I LOVE it!!!  ( I also love exclamation points, but I think you already noticed that)  I was inspired by the colors in the photo and the sprinkling of red.  Right away my mind went to the Concord and 9th Love Always Stamp Set with the raining of hearts image.  I also was drawn to the large tag in the photo and grabbed my Pretty Pink Posh Craft Die Set Stitched Duo 1.  And to finish it off I used my Winnie and Walter So Tweet Stamp Set.

I hope to see you enter over the next two weeks for a chance to win a goody box of craft supplies!  (who doesn't love surprises when it comes to crafting goodies?!)

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Bookmarks For the Book Lovers...

Hi!!!  Today you can find me on the MarkerPOP Blog sharing some super cute bookmarks, take a peek...

Hope you'll stop by to find out how these came together!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Happy Thanksgiving on MarkerPOP Blog

Hell! Today you will find me celebrating with a card on the MarkerPOP Blog using a new Pretty Pink Posh Stamp Set called: Giving Thanks...

Stop by and say hello if you get a minute!  I'd love to see you there!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Magical Season

Hello, hello!  This is my first post for the day and you won't want to miss hopping over to the MarkerPOP blog to see this super cute shaker card that I've created with newer Lawn Fawn goodies...

Hope to see you over there!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Wild About You on the MarkerPOP Blog

Hello!  Today you will find me posting a cute critter card on the MarkerPOP Blog using newer Pink & Main images...

Full details and photo can be found on their blog.  If you get a chance to stop by make sure you say hello, it means so much!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Happy Thanksgiving - MarkerPOP Blog

Hello!  Today I am over on the MarkerPOP Blog sharing a super cute Thanksgiving card made with the newly released Pretty Pink Posh Set: "Giving Thanks"...

Hope to see you stop by and see how this card came together!  While you are there why don't you pick up a few of the new goodies in the shop too!!!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

MarkerPop Challenge #106

Hello!  Today starts a new challenge on the MarkerPop Blog!  Make sure you get your creations in for a chance to win some crafting goodies!!! woot woot!  Take a peek at the beautiful inspirational photo too...

And here is my take on this challenge...

I created this super cute and spooky scene with the Lawn Fawn Spooktacular Stamp Set.  I started by diecutting the circle in my patterned paper from the Lawn Fawn Polka in the Dark paper pad.  I then used the cut out as a stencil to draw the circle onto the cardbase so I would know where to create my background.  I used various distress inks in the center of that circle and stamped some little stars in white pigment ink.  While this dried I worked on the shaker part by adding acetate to my patterned paper, foam adhesive and sequins by Pretty Pink Posh, and layered it all together.  I then stamped and colored my images on Neenah solar white card stock. The sentiment was stamped on the same cardstock trimmed on one edge and stapled to the card front.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I can't wait to see what you will make for this challenge!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Giving Thanks

Hello!  Today you can find me on the Marker Pop Blog, woot woot!  I am sharing a simple card using the newly released Giving Thanks stamp set by Pretty Pink Posh.

You can full details on how I created this card over on their blog so I hope to see you stop by!  Also make sure you check out the latest challenge as you have just one more day to get your entries in!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

10 Minute Craft Dash...

It's baaaaaaaackkkk!!!! eeeekkk!!!  Ok, well it's only back temporarily, but I was still super stoked when I saw it on the Altenew Challenge Blog Hop, because I loved this challenge!  It was perfect for when I just needed to create something quick, for fun, or just to get my mojo going again.  Any who, I had to play along with the 10 Minute Craft Dash so here is what I've created...

Ok, now that 15 shown on the phone was 15 seconds left so it took me 9 mins and 45 seconds to create both of these tags.  It was sooooo close and totally freaked me out motivated me to work fast, lol!  To get this done in time I started by stamping one tag and then the other.  I played all of my images and sentiment onto one tag at a time and with the help of the mists was able to stamp it all at once.  I then inked my mat with distress inks and sprayed them, smooshing the tag into the inks using different inks for each tag.  I finished them off with clear sequins, and I'm so excited for my kids to use these as bookmarks... the sentiment is exactly what I want them to think... "Don't let anyone take you for granted, always hold your head up high, Never stop believing in yourself, just go forward and aim for the skies!"

Thank you so much for stopping by and happy crafting!
Lisa

Thanks... Ellen Hutson Pin-Sights Challenge

Hello!  I should say good evening as it is much later than when I normally post, but I just to get a minute to post a card I've created for the new GD call for the Ellen Hutson Pin-Sights Challenge, woot woot!  Recently I haven't had any time to get in my craft room as I have had some minor surgery on my foot that has turned out to be more painful than I thought it would be. Insert sad face.  But I made it my mission ( with some pain pill help, hehehe! ) to get a card made in time for the Guest Designer call, because it would be an amazing opportunity for any crafter.  Whew, now enough chit chat and time for some crafty fun...

To create this card I used my Essentials by Ellen Bold Blossom Stand Alone dies to make my own stamps out of craft foam :) And it worked! Woo hoo!  I have a few photos to share on these as well...

After die cutting the roses and leaf images out of white craft foam, I ran them through my Xyron Create a Sticker Machine and adhered them to my clear blocks.  I then inked them up with Memento Luxe Ink.  I haven't used these inks in forever, but I LOVE how bold the coverage was and it just seemed to fit using craft foam with a soft foam like ink pad.

Once my panel was completely stamped and set to dry I die cut the bottom with a My Favorite Things Stitched Basic Edges die.  I then chose to die cut a piece of vellum with that same edge die and layered it slightly under the stamped panel.

Finally, for the sentiment I stamped the thanks from the Fancy Thanks by Julie Stamp Set from the Essentials By Ellen Collection with black Luxe Ink and embossed just the bottom half with gold embossing powder.  And of course I needed some Pretty Pink Posh Bling to top it all off.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Forget Your Mistakes...

Hello and Happy Friday!!!! Woo hoo!!!!  It has been another busy week in our household as baseball is still going on, it's tournament time.  But that's ok, I know one day I will have quiet days when school starts again.  Any who, today I am sharing two more cards for a few challenges.  This first one is a rainbow delight based on the Pretty Pink Posh Rainbow Challenge and the MFT Create Camp Delightful Die cutting...

To create this card I used Yana's card from the Pretty Pink Posh Challenge for my inspiration and then I used the MFT edger dies with some distress ink in the colors of the rainbow.  I then used the Whimsical Wishes Stamp set to stamp on some vellum that I turned into a shaker card with some Pretty Pink Posh Clear Sequins in various sizes and the MFT Mini Scallop Oval Die-namics.

I am also going to link this up to the Simon Says Stamp: Wed. Challenge Add some Shimmer

Happy Crafting and thank you for stopping by!
Lisa

Rainbow Happy...

Hello!!!  I am having fun today with rainbows!  There are so many awesome challenges going on right now with rainbows that I could not resist!  (Not that I would resist anyway, because I've loved rainbows since I was a little girl... )

So I challenged my inner Taheera Atachia and created this...

This card sort of just came together on its own.  At first I had cut strips of each color of the rainbow from DCWV glitter paper.  I was planning on lining them up and doing something with the happy die.  As I was holding the strips I began playing with different ways the strips could lay and that's when I began laying them diagonally.  But how was I going to get this to lay on a card?  That's when I decided the purple color should be the anchor and go across the card straight, allowing the other colors to fan out behind it.  As I wanted the colors to pop on the cardbase I chose to use black, and I love it!  I then added a little more shine with clear sequins from Pretty Pink Posh to draw the eyes across the card.

I am entering this into the newest Winnie & Walter Gossip Column with Taheerah Atchia: Spectrum (Seriously this is an amazing read!  I learned so much!)

And also into the Pretty Pink Posh: Rainbow Challenge by Yana's card and the strips she used going down her card, only mine go diagonally instead.

And finally into the Virgina's View Challenge: All About Colors

Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a wonderful Saturday!!!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Altenew Home Decor: Aspire for Greatness

Hello!  Today I'm sharing the newest piece of home decor that I've created for the latest From Places Abroad Altenew Challenge...

 The minute I laid eyes on the stamp set You Are from their latest release I was in love!  The sentiments in this set are perfect for so many occasions, I know for sure I want to use them as some lunch notes for my children too.  I also really enjoy the design images in this set too, and when I first saw them my mind flew to the Hennah Elements set that is still one of my favorites... so I decided to mix the two together and create something meaningful and inspirational to have in my house.  I used the colors from the new challenge to inspire the colors in my project.

To create this piece I started by stamping my images and sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black.  I then used various blue hues of Distress Markers to watercolor the images in, layering the colors.  I then watercolored along the edges with Pearlescent Watercolors.  After this was fully dried I added details with a gold pen.  I then matted my panel onto black cardstock, and then onto gold glitz paper from DCWV.  Finally, I added the sequins in various sizes at a diagonal.

I felt like something was still missing so I stamped the images again onto vellum with gold embossing powder and fussy cut them out.  I added them to the corners of my frame with removable adhesive, in case I should ever want to change it.  And ta-da!  I LOVE it!

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

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Floral Birthday

Hello!  It is Thursday, and while many parts of this week have been super long (lots of snow days), other parts have seem to flown past.  I was fortunate enough to sneak in a little play time in between project deadlines and I'm playing with the Winnie & Walter Birthday Bash Gold + Watercolor Challenge and with the Pretty Pink Posh Valentine Challenge.

For my card I was inspired by Gayatri's beautiful floral arrangement and I knew my Winnie & Walter's In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet would be perfect for the challenge!

To create my card I used a "Faux Water Color" Technique by coloring my images with Distress Markers then spritzing them with water before stamping them onto my paper.  I then heat embossed my sentiment with gold embossing powder from The Big, the Bold, and the Happy Stamp Set.  I then diecut the panel with the Essential's: Audrey's Cutaways.  I then set it all a sparkle with some Pretty Pink Posh Sequins in Sparkling Clear 6 mm and 8 mm, as well as some Metallic Gold 4mm.

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

The Alley Way Stamps August Blog Hop

Hello!!!! *Insert Happy Dancing and yays!* It is time for The August Alley Way Stamps Blog Hop, woot woot!  The sets this month are going to blow you away!  I just love them so much!  Today I am sharing a card using the Unique Peek Stamp Set, which also happens to be August's free set with any $40 purchase, woot woot!  Check it out...

To create this card I stamped my flower image twice and colored one with lighter pinks and the second one with darker pinks on the petals.  I then fussy cut them both out and adhered them together.  I then stamped the sentiment and die cut it to look similar to that of a leaf.  I then created my own stem and framed it all in with one of my negative die cut piece.  I added some sequins and twine to finish it off.

I am entering this into the Marker Pop Challenge: Anything Goes - colored with my copics woot woot!

Now if you've stopped here by chance make sure you start at the beginning by going to The Alley Way Stamps Blog for more inspiration, giveaways details and more!
Did I mention Giveaway?

Today's winner will get all THREE new sets!

If you want to be that winner, all you have to do is follow the Rafflecopter instructions found on The Alley Way Stamps Blog! We are releasing an extra set this month!!!!!

You can pick and choose which ones you want to do, but the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!

For our friends that are on not Social Media, you can comment below to win - we will randomly pick from either the Rafflecopter participants or commenters!

This runs today only (JULY 31, 2015), so don't miss out on your chance to win!

And here is the set I've used today... Unique Peek! Like I said before this is the FREE when you spend $40.00 

or more during the month of August 2015.

So, are you ready to hop and win???!!!

Chrissie 

Angel

Archana
Dana

Emily

Heather

Holly

Jeni
Lexa

Lisa - You are here

Marina - Go here next

Meredith

N@ Ali
Simonne

Tanja

Yuki

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

Look Ma, I'm on Youtube! - Altenew Style

Hello!  Today I am sharing my very first ever Youtube project for my personal Youtube page, woo hoo!!!!  When I saw the new Altenew Challenge was a video challenge at first I was a little timid about it... I had done a few ( by few I mean maybe 3 or 4 videos ever ) videos for other blogs, but I had never done one just for myself, or for my personal Youtube channel... but then I remembered I had been wanting to start doing my own videos so why not take the challenge and start now?  So here I am...

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Altenew (Floral Motifs and Sentiments & Quotes)
Ink: Versamark and Versafine by Tsukineko
Embossing Powder: Fine Detail Fantasy Gold by SweetStamps.com
Watercolor Cardstock: Ranger
Distress Markers: Mustard Seed, Barn Door and Fired Brick (I think I called this Mahogany in the video, sorry!)
Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh

I am also linking this up to the Virginia's View Challenge which is all about stamping!  I love these challenges, stop by to see lots of amazing projects! And with the Marker Pop: Anything Goes Challenge, lots of great colored projects to see!

If you liked my first video I would love for you to subscribe so you never miss any of my future videos!

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Guesting with Butterfly Reflections Ink

Hello!  Today I have the pleasure of guesting with Butterfly Reflections Ink, yayness!!!!  It is so exciting because the lovely Vanessa has so many amazing and wonderful new products in her store that you MUST check out...

You know this peek has you dying to see more!  So make sure you stop by the Butterfly Reflections Ink Blog for all the yummy details on the products I have used!

To create this card I started by stamping my little critters, coloring them in and fussy cutting them out.  Next I created my shaker element with distress inks, Lawn Fawn Dies, stamping and sequins.

I am also linking this up to the Virginia's View Challenge: 100% Stamping
and in the Marker Pop Anything Goes Challenge

And just for fun I'm going to share some of my favorite products in her store at this time:

This wooden stamp set

This Lace Background Stamp Set

She has the Clean Color Real Brush Markers as Inviduals!

 Botanical Love Set (sigh)

Summer Sun 6 x 6 Pad

Just to name a few!
Happy Crafting/Shopping!
Lisa

PS - I am part of the affiliate referral for Butterfly Reflections Ink, but all oppinions are my own, and I absolutely love shopping there myself and love their incredible deals as well as customer service.

Desert first!

Hello!!!!  Happiest Monday to you!  I am back after an awesome weekend of getting together and catching up with old College friends and ready to share more crafting fun with you today.  This little card can be found here and on The Alley Way Stamps Blog...

Supplies Used:
Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps ( Brain Freeze, Slurp, and Face It )
Ink: Memento and Hero Arts
Various Copics
Patterned Paper: Echo Park
Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh and V's Sweet Ideas
Foam Adhesive

Isn't this card just too cute?  And perfect for a hot summer day, like the ones we've had around here lately.  Anywho, this little guy was created by first stamping my images down the side of a panel, colored and then fussy cut along the one side.  Next I stamped the middle guy and his face onto seperate cardstock, colored again and fussy cut.  He was then popped up for added dimension.  I then stamped the sentiment, which I completely agree with might I add, adhered the whole thing up on some patterned paper with more foam adhesive.  And finally came the mix of sequins for embellishment sake.

I am entering this into the following challenges:
CAS Colors and Sketches:

Anything but a Square Card: Whimsy Stamps Challenge

Happy Crafting and thanks for stopping by!
Lisa

Watercolor Hop with some MFT

I'm baaaaackkkk!  A third time today, woot woot!  I just couldn't help myself and had to do more watercolor fun for the current Pretty Pink Posh Watercolor Hop... I was also inspired by the recent MFT Card Challenge Sketch to create this cutie...

I just love her!  All of the Pure Innocent Stamps are always so darn cute!  Anywho, I tried to do some no line watercoloring, but I'm not quite sure how well I succeeded... I'm not going to totally bash it as I am proud of my first attempt, and I can only get better right?

Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper: American Crafts Dear Lizzy
Stamps: MFT
Ink: Distress Ink by Ranger, Memento
Distress Markers: Ranger
Waterbrush: Prima
Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh

Here is the MFT sketch that helped inspire my design...

Thanks so much for stopping by again and Happy Hopping!
Lisa