Artsy Easter Card Set with CutCardStock.com

Hello Cardstock fans!  Today you will find me here and on the CutCardStock.com Blog sharing these super cute and fun Easter cards.  I've had fun mixing and matching the Curious Metallic Cardstocks  (psssttt - these are on sale in the store too! yay! ) with some of the Basis Cardstocks as well as one lone Pop-Tones Cardstock.

To create these fun and artsy cards I started by using my Cricut® Cutting Machine and the following Cardstocks...

Full pictures and step by step how to can be found on their blog, hope to see you stop by!

I'm linking these guys up to the 4 Crafty Chicks Easter Challenge

Thank you so much and Happy Crafting!

Lisa



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Choose Happy - STAMPlorations CAS Challenge

It's Thursday, woot woot and it is time for a new STAMPlorations CAS Challenge... as always the theme is anything goes, but this time our optional twist is the color yellow...

( ugh!  The lighting is so yucky with all of this rain, so sorry about that! )  

Hopefully you can still see how bright and cheerful this card really is despite my lighting dilemma.  I love the Sentiment Builders: Happy Stamp Set!  There are so many creative and fun ways to mix and match the words in the set.

I can not wait to see what you create for this new challenge!
Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Easter Blessings with Mint Owl Studio

Hiya friends!  Today you will find me sharing a card here and on the Mint Owl Studio Blog created with their newer Easter Blessings Stamp Set...

This stamp set has two beautiful crosses in it, and as I had already played with the other cross by coloring it with Copics I decided to do something different with this one by stamping it on some MME plaid paper, fussy cutting and coloring the floral images in.  I also stamped one smaller lilly, colored it, cut it out and adhered it ontop of the cross.  I finished my card off with some sequins from the Peach Passion and Mint Owl Sequin Mixes.

I am linking this up to the Cards In Envy: Tickled Pink Challenge
and to the NBUS Challenge #6 - Never Before Used Stuff, as I have never used this cross image from this set before, woot woot!

And finally into the Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper Challenge

Thanks so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!
Lisa

Lady Luck with V's Sweet Ideas

Hello!  This is a bit of a sad post today as this will be the last V's Sweet Ideas Challenge for a little while.  I've been with Vanessa and her team from it's start and absolutely love working with her fun stamps and products, you can check them out in her store by clicking here.  Anywho, this month's challenge is called Lady Luck, and you can interpret this any way you want...

I've created this card with V's Sweet Ideas Coffee Break Stamp Set... I love this image and the green from Starbucks had me thinking luck for this challenge so I've used Lucky Clover Distress ink and some Copics for coloring.  A touch of glitter cardstock set it off :).

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

Inlaid Die Cutting and Copics

Hello!  I know it's late for me to be posting, but I just couldn't let the Winnie & Walter Belated Birthday Challenges end without joining one last time.  So without adieu I am playing along with the Inlaid Die Cutting Challenge with Mayuri...

I love the look of inlaid die cutting as it adds a new dimension to a project, but I wanted to do something a little different with it.  So I started by stamping the floral images from the In Bloom: Lola's Bouquet with Joni Andaya randomly with my MISTI.  I then ran the happy die through my machine in the center of the panel.  I chose to only color the floral images that were on the cut for interest.  The background felt too plain since I wasn't coloring in the full floral images and I decided to do create a dotted background with various blue Copics.  Finally, I propped it all up on a die cut panel from the Audrey Cutaways, and finished it all off with a mix of colorful sequins.

I wish my photo could be better, but as I am taking this at night and the challenge ends within hours it was the best I could muster, hopefully I'll be able to get a better shot in the morning to share.

I am also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp Wed. Anything Goes Challenge and the Marker Pop Anything Goes Challenge.

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

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