10 min. Craft Dash with only hours to spare

Ok, so I have tried this challenge 3 times... and it was proven that third times a charm! hehehehe!  I never realized how hard it would be to make a 10 minute card, nor did I a know just how long it really takes me to make a card on any given day... so this challenge has certainly challenged me to say the least and I've learned so much! Thank you 10 min. Craft Dash!

Supplies Used:
Lawn Fawn Stamps
Ink: PTI and Memories - Black
Gems: K & Co.

It took me 9 min. 48 sec. to make my card ( talk about cutting it close again! )

Thank you so very much for stopping by and I hope you get a chance to try your hand at this challenge sometime too!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

One More Paper Smooches...

Hi!  I'm back today with one more Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge...

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches (vase, leaves and sentiment) and PTI (label frame)
Die: PTI
Ribbon: May Arts
Inks: PTI

* I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Blog Challenge and Challenge Blog Anything Goes

I think this one matches the picture a little better than my first one, but really I just love them both because they use Paper Smooches Stamps hehehehe!

Thanks for stopping by and just know your comments truly make my day!!!
Lisa

Love keep the Light On...

I am having so much fun with my Paper Smooches Stamps so I just had to take part in the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge: Picture Perfect.  Without further adieu...

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches
Ink: Papertrey Ink, Memories
Paper: MME
Ribbon: May Arts - V's Sweet Ideas Shop
Glitter: Martha Stewart
Glue Pen
Sticky Doos

I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Blog Challenge 
and Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog Anything goes

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting! ( Can I just say I LOVE my light box!!! Thanks to my wonderful Hubby!!!! )
Lisa

Factory Direct Craft.Com Sneek Peak

Hello friends!  Sharing my sneak peek for this weeks FactoryDirectCraft.com blog post which you can find in its entirety here.... make sure you check it out for complete details on how to make it and where to get your materials from!!!  Thanks again!  ( PS - you can usually find my posts under general crafts or even decore! )

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Tag Love

Woo hoo! Some more tag love before A Blog Named Hero Challenge: Tag Your It ends...

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts
Colored Pencils
Ink: Memento
Distress Ink
Crinkle Ribbon - V's Sweet Ideas

I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Blog Challenge

Thank you so very much for stopping by again today and for your wonderful comments!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

A Tag... totally out of my element and loving it!

Hello and I hope you are all having a wonderful day!  I am here to share one of not many tags that I have made... and I have to say I had a lot of fun making this now want to make more!  So I made this for A Blog named Hero Challenge: Tag You're It...

Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts
Inks: Staz On - Black
Tim Holtz Distress Inks
White Gel
Sharpie Pens
Stickles

I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Blog Challenge

Yay!  This tag makes me happy just looking at it while I type this hehehehe!  Hope it made you smile too!  Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Bee Happy I'm Lawnscaping it!

Hello wonderful followers, or those who have just stumbled upon my blog, so happy you are here!  I am sharing my take on this weeks Lawnscaping Challenge: Getting Texty with some of my new Lawn Fawn products woo hoo!!!

Supplies Used:
Paper: Lawn Fawn Dewey Decimal
Stamps: Lawn Fawn
Ink: PTI
Twine
Stickles
Sticky Doos
Sharpie pen

I'm also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Blog Challenge

PS - I'm super excited with the photo quality of this card because my loving hubby just made me my own light box yipee!!! So now hopefully my pictures will look as good on here as they do in person hehehehe!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Play Date Cafe and TAWS woo hoo!

TAWS is sponsoring the Play Date Cafe Challenge this week woo hoo!!! And you all know how I feel about TAWS stamps so I had to throw my hat in the ring with this....

Supplies Used:
Stamps: TAWS (sentiment) Hero Arts ( flower )
Inks: PTI and Jenni Bowlin
Brown Hemp: May Arts
Brad: The Paper Studio
Staples: Tim Holtz
Spray Inks: Angel Mists by Ranger and Sparklers by October Afternoon
Cuttlebug embossing folder
Cuttlebug

I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Blog Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by to see my work and for leaving me comments they really make my day!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

SPARKS Challenge squeezed in!

Hi and welcome to post number 2 today!  I recently received some Paper Smooches Stamps ( LOVE! ) and looking for an excuse to play with them ( not that I really needed one hehehehe ) I saw that I had 8 hours left to get the SPARKS challenge cool shades done and posted, so alas here I am...

*side note: I got my idea for the wood flooring and base board from the amazing Chan Vuong (does her name sound familiar, well it might just be that you see lots of her work in a lot the Paper Crafting Magazines!).  She is one my crafting idols and when I saw how she made a base board on this post I just had to try it myself, so make sure you stop by and see more of her AMAZING crafting on her blog next!


Supplies Used:
Stamps: Paper Smooches
Inks: VersaMagic, PTI, Memento
Paper: MME
I- Rock Gems
Glossy Accents
Twine from The Twinery

Happy Crafting!!!
Lisa

MME Sept. Challenge and Sketch Challenge Combo

Hello and good day to you!  I am here to share a LO today, I know let the gasps ripple... I have been a terrible scrapbooker lately having just so much fun making cards, that I have neglected the large pile of pictures that just won't stop growing... so finally I sat down and got to work.  For my inspiration I used the MME Sept. Challenge which was to make a LO and then a card based on the LO, I also used the sketch challenge from Delightful Inspiration for my LO...

Supplies:
Almost all Supplies are MME unless otherwise noted
Ink: PTI
Pen: Creative Memories

I am also adding this to the Paper Girls Challenge: Babies

Thank you so very much for stopping by and I hope to see you later in the week!!!  Don't forget to get your projects in to the V's Sweet Ideas Challenge blog for the month of September, and I can tell you that you don't want to miss next months challenge... can anyone say Lawn Fawn... shhhh that's all I can tell you for now!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Eek!

Ok, so this might just be one of my favorite Halloween cards as of yet... I am LOVING my Ghoul-friend stamp set from The Alley Way Stamps, so many options from one set!  Anywho, this is for their TAWS inspiration challenge:

Supplies:
Paper: MME and Bazill Basics
Stamps: TAWS Ghoul-friend
Ink: Memories
Distress Ink
Twine: The Twinery
Sharpies in two greens
Stickles

Thanks so much for stopping by and this weekend I will start my follower thank you giveaway, hope to see you here!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Verve Fan Dare Challenge Entry

Hello!  I recently made a wonderful purchase from Verve Stamps ( they are wonderful and the packaging makes it feel like it's Christmas! ), so I am super excited to share my first creation with them here...  Verve is doing a Dare Challenge using their Verve Fan Gallery as inspiration for your own card... I used the Smiling Owl card by Whiterockmama for my inspiration and here is what I made...

Supplies Used:
Authentique Paper
Stamps: Verve Dream Big
Inks: PTI and Versa Magic
Brads
Brown String - May Arts
Sticky Doos
Creative Memories Corner Punch

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

Black and White plus One

Hello!!!  Thanks so much for stopping by today to take a peek at the card I have made for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge black, white, plus one!  Here is what I created:

Isn't that flower so pretty?!  I love my new Verve Stamps!

Supplies:
Stamps: Verve Dream Big
Inks: Memento and Memories
Gem: Recollections
Black satin ribbon
SmoochGlitz

Thanks you again for stopping by and have a great rest of the week!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

PS - Don't forget to enter in the V's Sweet Ideas Challenge going on right now, it is based on a beautiful picture for inspiration!!!  (While there check out the awesome price of MME's newest paper lines in her store )

Quick Update!

Hello and have you missed me?!  I have hardly been on in the past two weeks with vacation and Aiden's first day of preschool, but now we are back and I'm ready to play with lots of new goodies that came while I was away! yay!!!  I want to thank you so much for those of you that stopped by this weekend for the blog hop I was a part of and I also want to welcome all of my new follower yay!  I will be having a follower thank you goodie giveaway in the future so be on the look out for that... with that said I'm off to go craft and hope to see you stopping by this week! 

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Scrapbook Steals Blog Hop... Wonderful Giveaway!!!!

Hello!!! I am soooo excited to be a part of this blog hop for Scrapbook Steals Network one of the best carriers for steals of a deals on scrapbook supplies! (make sure you sign up for their newsletter so you don't miss out on their everyday steals!)

On today's blog hop we are featuring the Martha Stewart Glitters!!!  Who doesn't love glitter?!  For my project I have made my first ever Mixed Media type project...

(a closeup of the pretty sparkly flower!)

Supplies Used:
Martha Stewart Glitters - amethyst, turquoise, verdalite ( I used both the fine and the chunky )
Gluebers
Patterned Paper: Echo Park
White paint
White Tissue Paper
Canvas
Mod Podge
Clouds: Studio Calico
Brad: Doodlebug
Spray Mist: Blueberry Perfect Pearls
Stamps: Skipping Stones Designs Stamps and My Pink Stamper
Ink: StazOn Black


Now giveaway details:
Here’s the skinny on how it works. Stop by each designers blog to see what fantabulous creations they’ve made using the Martha Stewart Glitters. Be sure to leave a comment at each stop along the way and I would love for you to become a follower too... but it is not required and one lucky person leaving a comment on one of the 8 blogs (this includes this ScrapbookSteals blog posting), will receive a $20 gift certificate to use in the ScrapbookSteals store! Not a bad reward for taking a little time out to fill the creative well with some amazing inspiration.

Since I am the fifth stop on this hop you should continue hopping onto:
Neela Nalam http://www.memorablescraps.blogspot.com/
Amy Brock Coose http://www.amycoose.blogspot.com/
Becki Adams http://beckiadams.blogspot.com/

Or if you just stumbled onto my blog make sure to stop at the beginning for your chance to win the $20 giftcard! Yay!!!
Happy Crafting and enjoy the rest of this hop!!!
Lisa

FactoryDirectCraft.com Party Favor Baggies...

I'm so happy you've stopped by today... here is my sneak peek for the FactoryDirectCraft.com Party Favor Baggies, and they are just perfect for my son's 4th Birthday Party... Please stop by their blog for complete details and to get some self sealing clear bags for your next party (they would make great card set holders too!).

Price for 36 ( clear self sealing bags ) measuring 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" only 2.99!!!
Price for 50 (clear self sealing bags ) measuring 4 3/4" x 5 3/4" only 2.99!!!

You can not beat those deals, so make sure you stop by their store after checking on my blog post!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Caution Mummy Crossing...

Hello, and welcome to my first Halloween post:  I recently had won two Halloween paper packs from Bazill Basics to take part in their card swap ( they do these for a lot of holidays you can check it out here for the next one ), and I thought this was such a fun and cool idea having never participated in one before.  So here is the card I made with the newest TAWS stamps ( I LOVE their stamps!!! Have I said that enough lately?! Because seriously I do!!! )...

Supplies Used:
Bazill Basics Paper All Hallows Eve and Spooky & Kooky
Twine from The Twinery
Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps - Ghoul Friend
Ink: Memories Black
Sticky Doos

I am entering this into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp: Put a Stamp On it
Scrapalicious USA: Fall Challenge

I am quite happy with how they turned out and can not wait to see what others have made for the swap!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Little bit of info. and veiwer help please!!!

Hello everyone!  I wanted to give a brief update about this week and next... it will probably be a little quiet around here because this is the first week of preschool for Aiden ( ahhh!!! i'm a school mommy!), and as of Friday we will be gone to North Carolina lounging on some beaches for a nice 8 days! yay!!!  There will be some posts here and there for my guest designer spot at FactoryDirect and a nice big blog hop for Steals Network ( hint: there is going to be a very nice giveaway chance!!! ), so make sure to still be on the lookout...

Now to switch gears... I have a favor to ask of you all... One of my LO's is in the Fiskars Fuse Challenge and I could really use your support by voting for my project... I have added a direct link to my submission here, but go to Fiskar's fb page to see more entries!  There are a ton!  I really appreciate you taking the time to do this, and maybe after I'm back from the sun I will have a little RAK for one of my followers, not just for voting because I won't know who votes, but just my way to say thanks for your continued support and for being a follower! 

See you all soon!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Missing you Paper Smooches Style

Hello! And thank you for stopping by today to see a card I made based on the latest Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge and the Moxie Fab Asymmetry Challenge...

Supplies Used:
Paper Smooches Stamp: Vogue Abode
Patterned Paper: MME Tangerine The Sweetest Thing (couch) and MME Miss Caroline (table)
Inks: Memento, Memories, VersaMagic, PTI
Photo Corner: Authentique
Pearl: Teresa Collins

* I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything goes
Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

New Challenge Time at V's Sweet Ideas... Chance for prizes too!

Hello, and happy first of September! yay!!!  With the first of the new month comes a new challenge at V's Sweet Ideas, and this time it is a beautiful picture challenge:

The sponsor for this months challenge is Robyns Fetish Digital Stamps and More!!!

And here is my take on the challenge:

Supplies Used:
Digital Stamp: (frame) Robyns Fetish
Clear Stamp: (sentiment) Fiskars
Tissue Paper: pink and white
Flower: Maya Road
Twine: The Twinery
Pearls: KaiserCraft
White Silk Ribbon
Paper: all from my scrap stash ( Imaginesce and Echo Park )
Glue Dots
Gold Paint Pen

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope to see your projects in the challenge!!!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa