DCWV & Eileen Hull Blog Hop!!!

Hello!!!  I am so excited to be taking part in the DCWV & Eileen Hull Blog Hop!  This is Day 2 of the hop and you won't want to miss a thing I tell ya!  We will be hopping all month long on Fridays so make sure you head to the DCWV blog for more details and inspiration!!!

Now onto my projects, yay!!!

Let me just say these projects came together super quick and easy thanks to the amazing new DIY Project Stack: Gift Decor available at your Michaels Stores and the awesome Eileen Hull Twist and Style Tool.  The stack comes with everything you need to make sure cute gift bags, boxes, tags, and embellishments!  And to top it off they all have some form of gold, silver or bronze foiling! (Yes, you can start drooling now paper fans!)  Another amazing fact about this stack is that everything is pre-cut for you, all you are doing is seriously popping your box/tag/bag out and adhering it together with adhesive.  You've gotta love that!

Once I had created my chosen gift boxes/bag I used the Eileen Hull Twist and Style Tool to twist up some wire, which I then decorated with a mix of Bluemoon Beads, charms, and some jingle bells.  I also used the tool with some twine for my other box and I love how cool this looks, especially when using more than one color.  Here are some close ups of each project individually...

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and don't forget to hop over to the DCWV Blog for more details about this hop!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

You (And A Unicorn)...

Hello!  Today I'm on the MarkerPOP Blog sharing a cute little non-traditional Christmas card and I hope you'll be able to pop by and see it...

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

A Snowy One Layer With Mint Owl Studio

Hiya!  Happy Wednesday!!!  Today you can find me here and on the Mint Studio Owl Blog sharing a sweet one layer snow scene...

Full details on how this card came together can be found on their blog.  And if you stop by leave me a little hello if you can, I love seeing my followers over there too!

Happy Crafting!
Lisa

TAGplorations with STAMPlorations!!!!

Hello, and welcome to the first ever TAGplorations event hosted by the amazing Shery owner and designer of STAMPlorations, yay!!!!!!  The STAMPlorations DT and Guest Designers are hopping along sharing a plethora of tags to inspire, wow, and enable you hehehe with some of the amazing STAMPloration products.

I have created 3 very easy and quick tags that can be re-created in minutes, which is also perfect for any mass producing that may be needed.  I never have much time during the Holidays, but I LOVE being able to add simple handmade touches like tags to my presents and hopefully you will find these are easy to squeeze into your busy schedules as well...

Each tag uses a different technique too just to keep things interesting!  Here are some individual shots and a listing of techniques used...

This tag was created with the Holly Background Mini - ARTplorations stencil and Texture Luxe Paste onto a shiny red card stock.  I then die cut a second tag out of silver glitter card stock and adhered it at an angle behind it.  The sentiment was stamped from the  Oh, Christmas Tree Stamp Set trimmed and adhered at the top.  Trick: Wait until the paste is still slightly damp to add other layers or sequins, this alleviates the need for adhesive.  The top of the tag was finished with twine.

 This next tag required basic stamping, coloring and embossing before being tied off with ribbon and twine.  Both the flower and sentiment come from the Holiday Sketches: Christmas Flower Stamp Set.

And finally for my third card I played off the artsy feel of the Christmas tree.  I stamped the tree and sentiment first with a water resistant ink and then simply splattered several colors onto the background before adding some shine with stickles! :)  I added the twine this time with a small staple.  The tree image and sentiment both are from the  Oh, Christmas Tree Stamp Set .

I hope I've inspired you to create a few tags of your own, and if you do make sure you link them up for a chance to win some prizes on the STAMPlorations Blog!!! woot woot!

Here are some blog hop details....

*Commenting and linking up is from November 4 to November 25, 11:55 p.m. Pacific (3 weeks)

*Winners announced on December 9 in the November Challenges & Hops winners post

*Prizes:

10 prizes (with a value of $178+) will be distributed among randomly drawn winners:

- (3) randomly drawn winners from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blog will each receive a $15 gift certificate to the store

- (3) randomly drawn participants to the TAGplorations linky party will each receive the Luggage Tag Dies

- (3) randomly drawn participants to the TAGplorations linky party will each receive the ATC Tag Builder Dies

- (1) randomly drawn participant to the TAGplorations linky party will receive a $25 gift certificate to the store

Best of Luck and Happy Hopping!

Lisa

Peace on Earth... STAMPlorations

Today beings a new CAS Challenge on the STAMPlorations Blog and this month we are challenging you to incorporate the color purple.  This is just an optional twist, but I always love the color twist in this challenge, so here is what I've created...

To create this card I used the Holiday Sketches: Christmas Flower Stamp Set to stamp and watercolor.  I then die cut the panel with the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangles die set.  Super simple, but sometimes that's what CAS is! 

I am linking this up to the 30 day Challenge over on The Daily Marker Blog, yay!

Can not wait to see what you will create for this challenge!

Happy Crafting!

Lisa

Ho! Ho! Ho! Super Easy Santa Card

Hello!  Today I am sharing a cute and easy Santa Card on the CutCardstock.com Blog, and I hope you'll get a minute to head over there and check the full tutorial out!

Thanks so much and 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