Coffee Lovers Blog Hop Yay!!!

Hello, hello!  Welcome to my blog if you are new, and so happy to see you again if you are already a visitor!  Today starts the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop, and I'm so happy to get to play along.  I've also had the greatest honor to get to share a brand new Coffee Stamp Set by Michele from CAS-ual Fridays!  The set is called Peace, Love & Coffee, it's super cute, and guess what.... it's only $5 today in honor of this hop!!!  Pst - and I have a coupon code at the end of this post for even more savings!!!

Here's a peek at my project...

See?!  Isn't it just so cute?!?!?!  I love the font for the sentiments too!  To create my card I simply stamped the sentiment first with PTI Dark Chocolate Ink on the top and bottom of a strip of white cardstock.  Next I added in the images with more PTI Ink in Kraft, Pure Poppy, and Tropical Teal.  I then popped this strip up with foam adhesive onto patterned paper and finally onto my cardbase.  And here is a closer look...

Thanks so much for stopping by and visiting my blog today!  And if you want to pick this set up for $5 today make sure you head to the CAS-ual Fridays Store!  Plus here's a code for you too...

Have a Happy Crafting/Coffee Drinking/Cocoa Drinking/All Around Good Day!
Lisa

Papertrey Ink August Blog Hop Challenge

Hello beautiful crafting people!!!  I'm happy to get a chance to pop in here today and share a card I've created for the Papertrey Ink August Blog Hop!  It was so fun to just bust out some sets and have fun, not to mention the inspiration photo was gorgeous...

To create this card I started with stamping and embossing the Peonies On Parade Stamp Set in a metallic bronze embossing powder onto watercolor card stock.  I then used various PTI BYE Inks: Melon Berry, Sweet Blush, Ripe Avocado, and Classic Kraft to watercolor my images with.  I then stamped my sentiment from the Graceful Greetings in Smokey Shadow Ink onto a panel and added white embossing paste on the top left corner and bottom right corner of this panel to mimic texture in the inspirational photo.  I then trimmed my flowers and leaves and adhered them to the cardbase with a mix of glue adhesive and foam adhesive.  I then distressed the edges, added clear sequins and layered it at an angle onto a panel of Melon Berry Card Stock.

Here is a look at the inspirational photo:

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit me today and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Papertrey May Blog Hop Challenge

Hi!  I'm popping in this evening to share my quick one layer take on the May Papertrey Ink Blog Hop...

And here is what I created... please excuse the dark lighting as I wasn't able to photograph this card until after we got home from a late night of karate and shopping...

I used lots of Papertrey Ink goodies to create this card including: Beautiful Butterflies, Beautiful Butterflies Layers, and a mix of their inks corresponding with the inspirational photo.

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

Happy Crafting and thank you so much for visiting!!!
Lsia

April Papertrey Ink Hop

*If you are looking for my CAS-ual Fridays post please scroll down :)  Thanks!

I was able to squeeze in a minute of play time today to join in this month's PTI Blog Hop, yay!!!  And this one was a real doozy...

I wasn't quite sure where to start so I just kept looking at the colors and thinking circles... finally I pulled out my Twig Wreath Set and PTI inks...

for the leaves I used repeated stamping with various inks to achieve an ombre look.  I then diecut the Stripes Diagonal Cover Plate and tucked my panel inside.  Added some sequins, and ta-da!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Styling With Purple

*Notice I have now added a For Sale Page up above, happy shopping!*
Hello!  Happy weekend, yay!!!!  I'm so happy to share this quick post with you today that I created based on the Virginia's View Challenge: Friendship ( sooooo happy to see this challenge back even for just a little! ), Simon Says Stamp: Make it Girlie Challenge and the Sparkle and Shine Challenge....

This stamp set is from Papertrey Ink, and it is one of my favorites!  I used my Zig Clean Color Brush Marker in Violet and moved the color with my water brush.  I then used the marker again to color directly on the little circle splatters and stamped it several times as a background.  I finished it with a few sequins from The Ton and backed it with some Textured Shimmer card stock by DCWV.

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

Papertrey Ink March Blog Hop

Hi!  Today I'm playing along with the Papertrey Ink March Blog Hop, yay!!!  I have to admit I'm kind of bummed about the photos I'm sharing today as we have no sunlight at all to get really good photos of it, boooooo!  But, the show must go on...

Here are the beautiful photos we were given for inspiration...

    

And here is what I've created...

I couldn't help but go old school style by busting out my first Papertrey Ink Stamp Set called Stitches & Swirls with the sentiment from the Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set.  I used a mix of Papertrey Ink dye Inks in: Pure Poppy, Melon Berry, Berry Sorbet, Ripe Avocado, and Simply Chartreuse.  I also matted it with Simply Chrtreuse cardstock.

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Papertrey February Blog Hop Challenge

Hello again!  If you didn't get to see my newest Altenew creation I would love for you to click here and check it out too!  Now I'm posting for this month's Papertrey Ink Blog Hop... the colors were much too yummy to pass it up!  ( Plus I just got some new goodies from them so I couldn't wait to play! )

This card was created using their new Peonies on Parade and the sentiment was from their Graceful Greetings Stamp Set.  I also used their inks in the following colors: Sweet Blush, Melon Berry, Dark Chocolate, New Leaf and Chartreuse.  I used this ink colors with a little bit of water and a brush to "paint" my flower and leaves.  I then finished the card with a few scattered sequins.  Don't you just love the sparkle of this card?  It's from CutCardstock.com and it is called Curious Metallic... it is one of my favorites!

I am also going to link this up to the Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes Challenge and their Work it Wednesday Challenge.

Happy Crafting!!!
Lisa

Kindness is Always Fashionable

Hi again!  Two posts in one day? Whoa, look out!  I was so inspired by another PTI Anniversary Challenge: Grab and Go, that I just had to squeeze in some time and play along...

Here is what I grabbed...

 And here is what I created: (in less than 10 Minutes!)

I used a new to me mix of colors inspired from the Day 1 DT Intro Post on the PTI blog, and I really like it!  And there you have it, short and sweet!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

PTI Inspiration 9 Years

Hello and Happy Tuesday!  I am so excited as PTI is celebrating their 9 years right now!  They were one of the first stamp companies I really discovered, and I've loved them ever since.  (They also happen to be a hometown company, so double yay!)  I am so glad I was able to play along with the first challenge for their Anniversary Celebration, and I was inspired by the colors in Maile Belles' card...

And here is what I've created...

I used the Happiness in Bloom Stamp Set, and found inspiration for my layout on the stamp's front cover.  I wasn't sure how I was going to incorporate the lavender into my card, when I thought why not make it the flower's center?  It's a lot different than what I would normally think to do, but I think it works and I love it!  I die cut the panel, popped it up with foam adhesive and added some clear sequins.

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Lisa

Framed Love for CutCardstock.com

Hi!  Today you will find me on the CutCardstock.com Blog sharing a how to for a new home decor piece.  Hope you will get time to stop by and check it out!

I am also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp: Have a Heart Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Happy Crafting!

Lisa

Supplies Used:

        

Make it Work. - Tim Gunn

Hello!  So I am making it work with my last post for tonight... I have been itching to play with this Limited Edition Fashion Sense Stamp Set by PTI, and tonight was the night! woo hoo!  I had fun layering watercolors over my gold embossed image, and just played... it felt soooo good!  I was totally inspired by the Go For the Gold Classes that the amazing Ms. Sandy Allnock has been providing...

To create this card I started by stamping and embossing my images and sentiment with 24k Gold Embossing Powder from SweetStamps.com (this is my favorite embossing powder ever!  The shine in person is incredible!).  I then started layering watercolors from my Peerless Watercolor Set, after I would put down one layer of color I would dry it and put down another layer, and did this about four times until I was satisfied with the look.  If you look closely in the first photo you will see the gold shimmer in the watercoloring, that is because I added a touch of gold Perfect Pearls to my water inspired by Sandy's Day 4 Liquid Gold Class.  The sentiment on here really reminds me of my mom as she loves watching project runway... anywho, I then added a strip of gold glitter cardstock, and adhered it all to vellum before adding it to the cardbase.

I am also linking this beauty up to the Simon Says Stamp Linky Party and the Blitsy Wild Card Challenge, and the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Ombre as the dress goes from dark emerald green and fades out.

Thank you so much for stopping by it always makes my day!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Papertrey July Blog Hop Challenge

Hello!  Today is PTI's Blog Hop Day, yipee!!!  I was able to play along this month with a much older set called Butterfly Kisses... here was our inspiration for the hop...

I was inspired by the colors of the butterflies and the wood background to create this...

I was trying to show the sparkly goodness on this card, but wink of stella is so hard to capture on camera!  Anywho, I hope you can imagine how pretty it is in real life, hehehe!

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

PTI - April Blog Hop... The Garden of Life

Hello!  Welcome to my post for April's PTI Blog Hop, yay!!!  I always love seeing how so many people are inspired in various ways from one inspiration/challenge... here is what we were given to inspire us this month...

And here is what I created based on this photo:

Supplies Used: ( All PTI )
Mason Jar Die
Garden of Life
Embellished Elegance
Various Colored Inks

I am also linking this up to the Curtain Call: Bouquet Challenge

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have an amazing weekend!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Feeling Lucky?

Hi!  I'm popping in with a fun card I have created for two challenges... Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Just a Hint of Green, and the other challenge is a newbie: Sparkle and Shine...

and here is what I created...

I started with a rectangle and adding distress ink in Mowed Lawn from the inside to the outer edges ( fairly opposite from how I normally apply distress ink, but I wanted the concentration of color to be in the middle).  For a little discoloration I added some splashes of gold spray mist.  I then diecut the word lucky three times down the middle and left them in-tacked.  I then took it a step further and diecut one side with the Pretty Pink Posh's stitched borders 1 die.  To finish the card I masked and stamped the word die, and finally added some sequins from Pretty Pink Posh up the side.

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

PTI Feb. Blog Hop...

For my first post sharing a sneak peek of the new Alley Way Stamp Set please scroll down!

Hi!  I'm popping in quickly this afternoon to play along with this month's PTI Blog Hop... when I saw the gorgeous watercolor background I couldn't say no! 

Supplies Used:
PTI Stamps: Garden of Life and In Stitches
Magicals: Lindy's Stamp Gang
Ranger Distress Spray Stain
Embossing Powder: Fine Details White and Black from SweetStamps.com
Vellum
Watercolor cardstock
Sequins: The Ton

I am also entering this into the Simon Says Stamp Wed. Challenge: Anything Goes
and Simon Says Stamp Mon. Challenge: No Rules
Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!!!
Lisa

Final PTI Challenge: Day 1

Hi!  Ok, so I know I've been up twice already today, but I just had a blast playing with the PTI Anniversary Challenges, and I have my final one to share with you based on Day 1 Sketch and Color Challenge! (Completely backwards... I know!)  And as I seem to always do, this final card might be my favorite...

All supplies are PTI except for the stripped patterned paper which is AC and the tag dies which are MFT.  I used this color combo:

with this sketch:

This def. left me thinking, why have I not done this sooner with my tags?!  LOVE!

I am also entering this into the CAS on Sundays Challenge: Flowers

Hope you are feeling loved today! wink wink!
Lisa