A Home Run Birthday with Crafty Doodle Chick

Hello, hello!  And Happy Friday to all of you!  Today you will find me going masculine over on the Crafty Doodle Chick Blog.  I love the newest Sunny Studio Stamp sets that were recently released, so when mine arrived in the mail I couldn't wait to get crafty! (you can find all of them in the store now :) )

I hope you'll pop over to the Crafty Doodle Chick Blog to check this post out, and then hop over to the store to see what new things are arriving weekly!

Thanks so much and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

STAMPlorations Birthday Blog Hop

Woo hoo!  It is time to party my friends!!!  Welcome to Day #3 of this fun Blog Hop with STAMPlorations!  I have only joined the STAMPlorations family within the last year, but I must say that from the moment I joined I felt like I belonged and that I was one of this talented family.  And now I get to celebrate their 4th Birthday by sharing some cards made with a few of the amazing new products that are available now!

For this first card I've used the Star Shaker Balloon Die along with the Balloons and Banners Stamp Set.  I was so excited with I saw this die set and how it work.  I love the intricacy to it, and that it matches the Banners Stamp Set perfectly.

And I have one more card to share with a little more of a masculine feel...

 STAMPlorations has released several new word and die sets and the kudos one seemed perfect for this occasion.  I stamped the sentiment first with versa fine ink onto the cardbase.  Next I stamped it again over the left over star die cut from the first card.  I popped the star up with foam adhesive.  The confetti was first stamped with white pigment ink, and it was gone over with bright colored dye ink.  The frame came from my scrap stash, and I thought it added a nice touch.

Now here is some information for you on prizes and the hop:

* Commenting and linking up ends on Monday, July 3, at 11:55 p.m. Pacific
* Winners will be announced on July 10 in the June Challenges & Hops winners post

Wishlist Link Up Prize:

*Participants must go to stamplorations.com, create an account, and add items to their wishlist. Then they add the link to their wishlist to the Inlinkz on the blog.

Prizes:

• Three (3) randomly drawn winners from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blog will each receive a $25 gift certificate to the store
• One (1) randomly drawn winner from comments left on our Facebook page will win a grab bag consisting of new products worth up to $30
• One (1) randomly drawn winner from comments left on our Instagram page will win a grab bag consisting of new products worth up to $30
• Two (2) randomly drawn winners from the Wishlist Link Up will each win the products in their wish list (up to $50 MSRP)

Shopping Info:

• All new product is 15% off and you can save an additional 20% with my code: STAMPGIRLLISA That's a total of 35% off!!!!!
• Heartfelt Rose 3x5 stamp set will be included for free with every order of at least $25 (after discounts & GCs are applied and before shipping)
  
  
  Head back to the STAMPlorations Blog for the full link list
  Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Hopping/Shopping!!!
  Lisa

A Muse Studio Sneak Peeks Day 2

I'm back, woot woot!  And it is time to share some more sneaks of another new set making it's debut in the A Muse Studio Store this Friday!  Today's set is called Banner Sentiments, and it is exactly what you think it is...

The Banner Sentiment set also has a matching die set, and three different banner styles for displaying the sentiments.  On the card up above I went for a more masculine feel with a mix of the Melon, Mermaid and Grass colors.

Supplies Used: Melon, Mermaid and Grass Cardstocks, Hexagon Background Set,  Stitched Circle Windows Die Set, Banner Sentiment Set and Die Set.


I have also created a mini plant holder of sorts with the smaller sentiment floral banner image...

Isn't it so cute and little?!  For this little holder I've used the Tiny Popcorn Box Die, Banner and Sentiments Stamp Set and Die, Creative Candy Pretty Pearls: White, Petite Gingham in Bubble Gum Cardstock, and Grosgrain Stitch Ribbon in Bubblegum.

Make sure you head over to the A Muse Studio Blog for more peeks and a giveaway!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

You Rock!

**Find my first post of the morning by scrolling down!**

I don't know about you, but I seem to always find some of the hardest cards to make are the masculine ones.  I love all things pink and sparkly, while the guys in my life do not.  However, the CAS-ual Friday Stamps seem to make masculine cards easy (well easier I should say hehehe!).  While you might not think a set called Flower Power screams masculinity, it all just depends on the design and colors to make it or break it as they say...

To create this card I started with a panel I had hand painted a long time ago, but had never gotten around to using.  As I was looking through my "scraps" pile, this panel jumped out at me as a great masculine color scheme.  Next I came aross the kraft frame and put the two together.  I wanted a nice large sentiment to really pop off of the busy background, that's how my eyes were drawn to the Flower Power Stamp Set.  While the sentiment is made up with flowers, I was able to distract the eyes from the flowers and focus more on the sentiment itself by heat embossing it with clear embossing powder onto patterned paper.  I then fussy cut them out, adhered everything at fun angles and popped the sentiment up with foam adhesive before adding the sequins and enamel dots.

I hope you will pop by the CAS-ual Friday's Blog for more inspirational posts.  And make sure you check out the store too!  If you find something you need use my discount code to save a little $!

Happy Crafting/Shopping!
Lisa

Totally Sweet Birthday with CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

Hi!  Did you have a nice weekend? My youngest was sick this weekend, so it mainly consisted of cuddles with her and my son's karate testing, but I did get some crafting in with some of the new CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.  Speaking of new stamps, did you see them all and enjoy our blog hop this weekend?  Talk about awesome inspiration!  Check out the hop here!  Today I am back up on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog sharing this fun masculine/teen card...

To create this card I started by coloring in the large diamond border and smaller diamond border from the Modern Petals set with my Tombow Markers.  I then stamped the sentiments from the Rad Stamp Set with Versafine Ink.  Next I spritzed the bottom half of the card with water and dried the excess with a paper towel.  For a more cohesive look I added splashes of matching ink colors over the entire front panel.  I then adhered this to some black and white patterned paper, and used a metal embellishment and some enamel dots.

See some new goodies you just have to have?  Use this code to save 15%:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

You Nailed It...

Hello, hello!  Happy Wednesday!!!  Is life as crazy for you right now as it is for me?  Whew!  End of the school fun is also a lot of work hehehe!  Any who, today I am here and on the Mint Owl Studio Blog today sharing a super clean and simple card that would be great for any graduate, end of the school year pick me up, or just a way to go occasion...

To create this card I started by die cutting some frames in yellow and orange and adding them at opposite angles.  I then stamped my sentiment spaced apart with black ink from the new Under Construction Stamp Set.  Finally, I stamped and embossed the nail images with silver embossing powder.  Like I said super clean and simple, and sometimes that is all you need.

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

Arrr... You're a Gem... Mint Owl Studio Release Day

Ahoy matey!!!  Today I'm sharing a card for the release day at Mint Owl Studio!!!! Woo hoo!!! Or should I say shiver me timber? haha!  Why all the pirate talk, you ask???  Check it out...

This set called A Pirates Life is so much fun and has lots of little images that are great to play around with and to let any little/big pirate know how awesome they are!  To create today's card I started by stamping the gems randomly onto watercolor card stock.  I then used my zig markers to loosely watercolor over them.  I then stamped my pirate chest onto separate yardstick, colored with my comics and added some glam with gold tickles.  The sentiment was stamped and colored in the right lower left of the card.  I finished it all off with some gold thread and clear sequins.

PS- use coupon code BDAY20 to receive 20% off your total purchase until 11:59 pm this Sunday!

Can't wait to see what you will be creating with this new release! Check it all out at Mint Owl Studios today!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Love a Man in Uniform...

Hello!  Today I am up on the CutCardstock.com blog sharing a cute card for any superhero in your life...

Full details on how this card came together can be found on their blog, so I hope to see you stop by!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Masculine Thinking of you...

I rarely remember to make masculine cards, especially thinking of you type cards, but when I was looking at the Altenew Challenge picture with the darker wood colors and my new Altenew Stamp Set Wild Hibiscus and saw a Bird image that I thought would work perfectly for what I had in mind...

I stamped the bird on watercolor paper and then used my new Altenew mini inks to watercolor with. (I tried showing a video of me doing this, but I sort of failed and didn't realize you had to hold the button to record on instagram, oppps!)  I then diecut the bottom and added the wood paper, where I stamped my sentiment from the Sentiments and Quotes Stamp Set also by Altenew.  I then added some twine around it and left the card as is.  The diecut paper was adhered with foam adhesive to help add dimension.

This card was also based on the 200th Freshly Made Sketches Challenge:

And here is the photo for the Altenew Challenge:

Hope you are having a lovely Sunday!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Winnie and Walter Rerun Challenge

Hello!  Happy Father's Day to my amazing husband, my Dad and my Father - in - law.  I am so blessed to have so many amazing, kind, and supportive men in my life.  Today I am popping in quickly to share a card I created for the current Winnie and Walter Rerun Challenge.  This is the first rerun challenge they've had, and while I do not own the Parentville sets it also said you could create something inspired by the design team in that post.  Of course there was lots of inspiration to be had, but my eyes kept landing on the clean design of Heather Hoffman's first card "Congratulations Soon to be Mother,"  and since a couple of Father's day cards had still needed to be made I thought it was perfect.  Here is a look at my take on Heather's Card....

and here is Heather's Card:

I'm sure you can see many of the elements that inspired my in this card, from the woodgrain to the layout, as well as the stamping of lighter in the background to darker in the foreground for my sentiment.  I went with more masculine colors as well as a staple to hold on my twine instead of a bow.  The sequins also resemble more of a washer type of look on my card.

Supplies Used:
Patterned Paper: Echo Park This & That
Stamps: Winnie and Walter The Big The Bold and The Happy
Ink: PTI
Die: MFT
Sequins: Pretty Pink Posh

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

No. 1 Dad... V's Sweet Ideas Monthly Challenge

Hello beautiful people!!!  Today is the first of the month, so it is time to get crafty with a new challenge over at V's Sweet Ideas... woo hoo!!!!  This month we are challenging you to use a favorite technique on your projects!  Since Suit Up is the newest stamp to be released by V's Sweet Ideas, I decided to get inky and use my current favorite technique: watercoloring...

Supplies Used:
Stamp: Suit Up ( V's Sweet Ideas )
Ink: Versamark
Dies: Stitched Rectangles ( Lawn Fawn )
Distress Markers
Watercolor brush
Patterned Paper: Lillybee Designs

I started by stamping my images with waterproof ink onto watercolor cardstock.  Next I diecut the rectangles.  I colored just the bottom of the coat and pulled the color up with my watercolor brush.  I then did this for each part of the suit.  Once it was dry I went back over the areas where I wanted a concentration of color with the marker and the brush.  Finally I painted a bright yellow background.  I felt like it needed some more pizzazz, but I wanted to be carefully to not make it girly.  When I came across the "metal" looking dew drops and 1 I knew they were perfect!  I also decided to frame it in with a Fiskars corner punch.

I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Anything Goes 
the AAA Cards: For the Guys
and The Paper Girls Challenge: Father's Day

I hope to see you join us in this month's challenge!  Make sure you stop by V's Sweet Ideas Shop too, she just got in some new ribbons, bags, and don't forget the new Suit Up Stamp Set!!!!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Guess what? Guess what? Guess what?

... hehehe!  I can't even finish typing the title without giggling!  I hope this little card brings you a smile in the middle of your week...

Bwahahaha!  Tell me you're not laughing in a totally third grader way? hehehe!  The best part... is that the inside backside of the chicken actually wobbles... score!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Yappy, Chick Magnet, Gabfest The Alley Way Stamps
Ink: Memento and PTI
Various Copics
Patterned Paper: MME
Wobble
Enamel Dots: MME

You can find this card on The Alley Way Stamps Blog and I am entering this into the following challenge:
Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge: #260

Cardz 4 Guys Challenge: Clean and Simple
House of Cards: Enamel Challenge

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Blue Buffalo? Why Not?!

hehehe... yep... I've got a blue buffalo to share with you... are you jealous? hehehe!  Don't be!  Pick up the new release at The Alley Way Stamp's and this Buff Set is yours free ( after your $40 purchase )!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: The Alley Way Stamps (Buff - buffalo,background, and sentiment) (Got it Covered - clouds)
Ink: MFT, Shades Ink Spots
Die: Pretty Pink Posh
White Gel Pen
Watercolor Pencils: Prima Marketing
Flower Sequins: V's Sweet Ideas

To create this card I started by grabbing two scraps of paper I had in my scrap box ( the blue and the green inked paper). I then stamped, watercolored and fussy cut the buffalo out and die cut my grassy hill.  Next I stamped my background and adhered it to the cardbase.  I then stamped some cloud images and fussy cut them before popping them up with foam adhesive.  I then added the hill and the buffalo to the card base and stamped my sentiment.  I added some flower sequins as a final touch.

I am adding this card to the following challenge:
Stamping Sensations: For the Guys

Happy Crafting, and swing by The Alley Way Stamps Blog to see more inspiration today!
Lisa

You've Got Swag... Masculine Card

Happy Monday!  I hope you had a nice weekend!!!  Today I am sharing a masculine card on The Alley Way Stamps Blog using one of their newest stamp sets, Wigwam...

This card uses paper piecing and embossing.  The rest is pretty straight forward, clean and simple.  I gained most of my inspiration from this photo on Pintrest:

(link here)

I am entering this into the following challenge:
Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge: Anything Goes

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

The Alley Way Stamps Blog Hop

Hello!!!!  It is hopping time with The Alley Way Stamps, and let me tell you Alison has done it again with another fabulous release... it's so on trend and the designs are just awesome!  Plus a hop isn't a hop without giveaways, so make sure you get to the end to learn how to get entered to win all 3 of the new sets.

I had a blast making a very manly card with the new Wigwam Set... This set is amazing!  I know the teepee and the dream catcher are going to be getting a lot of love, but I didn't want the steer head to feel left out, so I just had to stamp him up too!  Take a peek...

Totally manly, right?  Whenever I see a steer-head my mind just goes western, so I tried to achieve this look with the patterned paper I chose.  The sentiment was created from the alphabet set Gabfest... a must have set if you ask me.  I also added some arrows from the Wigwam set across the sentiment.  If you look closely at the steer head you will see some slight color for added definition and authenticity ( or just because I put them there hehehe! ).  The Twine and dots just tied it all in... no pun intended.

Simple and clean, but perfect for any guy in your life.  Now onto the giveaway details... if you want to win all 3 of the new sets make sure you stop by The Alley Way Stamps Blog, there you will find more details as well as a rafflecopter entry.  You can also earn an entry by leaving a comment on their blog. You have until Feb. 28th, so don't wait!!!

I am adding this to the Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge: Anything Goes

And one more thing...

This super adorable Mini Set, Buff, is FREE when you spend $40.00 

or more during the month of March 2015.

Here are all of the links in the hop, have fun!!!

Angel

Anni

Chrissie

Dana

Emily

Francine

Heather

Holly

Jeni

Lisa - you are here

Marina - go here next

Meredith

N@Ali
Simonne

Tanja
Tracy

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Happy Father's Day Card

Hello!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend, and that all of then men you know had a nice Father's Day!  Today I'm here to share the Father's Day card we gave to my husband...

I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Stencils.  On this card I have matched my embossing paste with some tropical gellatos.  I have also based this on the photo inspiration at Cupcake Inspirations:

This card was perfect for my husband and I had so much fun playing with various mediums and a stencil.

Hope you liked and Happy Crafting!
Lisa