Blog Break

Hello everyone and happy Friday!! This is a hard post for me to write, but I've decided to take a break from blogging. I haven't been able to find time to craft for a while now...real life is getting in the way. I just can't keep up with blogging and commenting and Facebook and Instagram, so I had to make the hard choice to step down from my design teams and take a break. Right now, I'm planning on starting fresh in the new year.

I created these cards thinking of all of you, wishing you the best while I'm gone, and celebrating the birthdays I'll miss.

I used the new My Sweet Provence papers from Lemoncraft for these cards and you can find them in my ETSY shop HERE. I'll still be making cards for my shop and I'll post some on Facebook and Instagram, so you won't be completely rid of me :) I hope you all have a wonderful end of the year, a happy Thanksgiving and a very Merry Christmas!! I'll miss you all while I'm gone!! Big hugs :)

Scrapy Land Challenge #120 ~ Anything Goes

Hello, everyone and happy Wednesday!! It's time for a new challenge at Scrapy Land and the theme is as always, Anything Goes Using a Brand of Die Scrapy Land Carries...there are dozens to choose from!! If you play along, you could be randomly selected to win a $15 gift certificate to shop at Scrapy Land.

For my cards, I used papers from Maja Designs.

The background was created with Sue Wilson Noble Collection Double Stitched Squares and then a Sue Wilson Noble Collection Double Stitched Circles die.

I've had the Memory Box Classic Staircase die for so long and never used it, so I thought it was about time :) Tucked under the Wild Orchid Crafts flowers are Precious Marieke Fantastic Flowers and Sue Wilson Olive Branch dies. The ribbon is from DL.ART.

The hanging picture is a Lawn Fawn Mini Picture Die die. It was popped up with foam tape for dimension. The sentiment was stamped on a banner die from the Impression Obsession Stitched Tag set.

Scrapy Land Dies Used

Sue Wilson Noble Collection Double Stitched Squares

Sue Wilson Noble Collection Double Stitched Circles

Memory Box Classic Staircase

Lawn Fawn Mini Picture Die

Impression Obsession Stitched Tag

Precious Marieke Fantastic Flowers

Sue Wilson Olive Branch

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) DL.ART Monthly Linky ~ Anything Goes
2) Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to Scrapy Land to see the amazing projects my design team sisters created for today's challenge!! Then link up your Anything Goes project using a brand of die Scrapy Land carries...I can't wait to see what you create :)

Sweet Perfection for Sparkle N Sprinkle

Hello, everyone!! It's my turn to post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog and I have a project to share with you featuring the Sweet Unicorn Baby 922 stamp set.

A Sizzix Box die was used to create the box, using Tear-ific Tape ¼ and Tear-ific Tape 3/4” to secure it together. I cut it in heavyweight cardstock and then covered the panels with colored cardstock, using Tear-ific Tape 3/4” to adhere the paper to the box. The ribbons are from DL.ART.

On the top panel, I used Brushable Glue and then covered it with Unicorn glitter. I embossed a strip of paper with Venus Violet embossing powder and added that to the edge.

For the rainbow, I applied a Super-Adhesive Sheets to cardstock and used a Tonic Mixed Edge Oval, securing all of the dies together to get each ray of the rainbow. I then tried to say close to the true colors of the rainbow (ROYGBIV). I used the following glitters, from top to bottom: Gypsy Red, Tangerine, Daisy, Irish Isle, Mermaid, Unicorn and Purple Fig. I then used a Glitter Brush to remove any excess glitter.

I just love this sweet unicorn :) After dusting a piece of cardstock with an Anti Static Bag, she was stamped using a Tim Holtz Stamp Platform with Versamark Embossing Ink Pad and then heat embossed with Black Detail. She was colored with Spectrum Noir Markers and then I used a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen to add sparkle to her hair and the cloud. I then fussy cut her using Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors 6.5”. An oval was cut with a Tonic Mixed Edge Oval from cardstock covered with a Super-Adhesive Sheet. It was then covered with Super Thick White embossing powder and heat embossed for incredible texture.

After dusting a piece of cardstock with an Anti Static Bag, the sentiment was stamped using a Tim Holtz Stamp Platform with Versamark Embossing Ink Pad and then heat embossed with Black Detail embossing powder.

Products Used

Stamps: Sweet Unicorn Baby (00-922P5)
Embossing Powder: Black Detail (EP 171); Super Thick White (EP355); Venus Violet (EP 379)
Glitter: Gypsy Red (GM2005); Tangerine (GM2043); Daisy (GM2019); Irish Isle (G1141); Mermaid (G1139); Unicorn (G1142); Purple Fig (GM2047)
Adhesive: Tear-ific Tape ¼ (SAT01); Tear-ific Tape 3/4” (SAT05); Brushable Glue (540); Super-Adhesive Sheets (SAS02)
Dies: Tonic Mixed Edge Oval (1456E); Sizzix Box
Other: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform (1707E); Versamark Embossing Ink Pad (VM001); Anti Static Bag (99512); Glitter Brush (SG1400); Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors 6.5” (404); Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen (888N); DL.ART Ribbon

We'd love for you to participate in our monthly challenges on our Facebook Page and Challenge Blog. Also, if you use the code LisaDT10 at checkout, you'll receive a 10% discount on your order!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Memory in our Heart for Sparkle N Sprinkle

** This is a Scheduled Post **

Hello, everyone and happy Saturday!! It's my turn to post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle Blog and I have a project to share with you featuring the Memory in Our Heart 917 and Botanical Orchid Flower 874 stamp sets.

For these cards, I used papers from Lemoncraft, which you can find in my ETSY shop HERE.

The flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts and ribbon from DL.ART. Tucked under the flowers are Elizabeth Craft Leafy Branch dies and Impression Obsession Foliage dies. Tattered Lace Lace Border dies were used along the sides.

After dusting the paper with an Anti Static Bag, I used a Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp the flower with Versamark Embossing Ink Pad. It was then heat embossed with Black Detail embossing powder and watercolored. After it was dry, I used a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Midas Touch Glitter Gloss Pen to add shimmer.

After dusting a piece of vellum with an Anti Static Bag, I used a Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp the beautiful sentiment with a Versamark Embossing Ink Pad. It was then heat embossed with Gold Detail embossing powder.

The sentiment was cut out with a Tonic Layering Basics Sunray Venus. I used the larger size to make the frame. It was then covered with Gold Dust glitter.

The butterflies were punched with paper covered with Tear-ific Tape 2” and then heat embossed with Gold Detail embossing powder.

Products Used

Stamps: Memory in Our Heart (00-917P8) Botanical Orchid Flower (874)
Embossing Powder: Gold Detail (EP168); Black Detail (EP 171)
Glitter: Gold Dust (G1049)
Adhesive: Tear-ific Tape ¼ (SAT01); Tear-ific Tape 2” (SAT12)
Dies: Tonic Layering Basics Sunray Venus (1450e); Impression Obsession Foliage; Elizabeth Craft Leafy Branch; Tattered Lace Lace Border
Other: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform (1707E); Versamark Embossing Ink Pad (VM001); Anti Static Bag (99512); Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Midas Touch Glitter Gloss Pen (881N); Glitter Brush (SG1400); Fiskars Butterfly Punch; Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers: DL.ART Ribbon

We'd love for you to participate in our monthly challenges on our Facebook Page and Challenge Blog. Also, if you use the code LisaDT10 at checkout, you'll receive a 10% discount on your order!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!

What a Wonderful Day for Sparkle N Sprinkle

Hello, everyone and happy Friday!! It's my turn to post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog and I have  two shaker cards to share with you using the beautiful Rainbow Roses DIGI set.

For the bottom two layers, I adhered Tear-ific Tape ¼" to the edges of cardstock. The bottom layer was heat embossed with Gold Detail embossing powder. The next layer was heat embossed with Princess Rose embossing powder. I used Tear-ific Tape 2” to adhere the layers together.

It's highly possible that I'm completely addicted to the Nuvo Shimmer Powders :) For the background, I used Nuvo Shimmer Powders in Solar Flare, Green Parade and Cherry Bomb. I also spritzed on Nuvo Mica Mist Fresh Pear.

A Tonic Mixed Edge Oval was used as a frame around the shaker. It was heat embossed with Gold Detail embossing powder.

After I printed out the pre-colored image, I covered it with Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Midas Touch Glitter Gloss Pen for amazing sparkle. The shaker is filled with Nuvo Cross My Heart Confetti Diamond Harlequin and Candy Pink Circles and Nuvo Golden Years Confetti Ice White Circles.

The butterflies were covered with Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon from DL.ART. The butterflies are from Lemoncraft.

Products Used

Stamps: Rainbow Roses DIGI3145
Embossing Powder: Gold Detail (EP168); Princess Rose (EP387)
Adhesive: Tear-ific Tape ¼" (SAT01); Tear-ific Tape 2” (SAT12)
Dies: Tonic Mixed Edge Oval (1456E); Memory Box Chloe Stem; Impression Obsession Fresh Foliage
Other: Nuvo Shimmer Powder Solar Flare (1210N); Nuvo Shimmer Powder Green Parade (1214N); Nuvo Shimmer Powder Cherry Bomb (1209N); Nuvo Mica Mist Fresh Pear (574N); Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen (888N); Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Midas Touch Glitter Gloss Pen (881N); Nuvo Hybrid Ink Pad Tropical Fruits Rubber Duck (80N); Nuvo Hybrid Ink Pad Rose Garden Pink Sherbert (83N); Nuvo Cross My Heart Confetti Diamond Harlequin and Candy Pink Circles (285N); Nuvo Golden Years Confetti Ice White Circles; Glitter Brush (SG1400); Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers; DL.ART Ribbon

We'd love for you to participate in our monthly challenges on our Facebook page. Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

Birds of a Feather for Sparkle N Sprinkle

Hello, everyone and happy Tuesday!! It's my turn to post on the Sparkle N Sprinkle blog and I have a couple of cards to share with you featuring the new Feathered Friends stamp set.



For the base of the card, I adhered Tear-ific Tape ½” to the edges of cardstock and then covered it with Impulsive Purple glitter.

For the next three layers, I used Nuvo Shimmer Powders in Green Parade, Atlantis Burst, Violet Brocade and Blue Blitz. On the Shimmer Powders, I used a mixture of water and Nuvo Mica Mists in Nebula Blue and Fresh Pear.

Using a Tonic Jasmine Sunset Layering Die, I cut out a layer of the papers colored with the Nuvo Shimmer Powders and Mica Mists. I then used a Tonic Patterned Panels Deco Diamond to create a stencil, and adhered Nuvo Glimmer Paste Tanzanite.

Using a Tonic Sunray Venus die, I cut another panel and then heat-embossed the Feathered Friends image with Black Detail embossing powder. I repeated the steps before coloring them with Spectrum Noir markers, covering them with a Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen and fussy cutting the birds. They were popped up with foam tape for dimension.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the ribbon from DL.ART. I adhered Super-Adhesive Sheets over cardstock and then used Tonic Mixed Edge Ovals to cut the two ovals for the sentiment. The base was covered with Cobalt Glaze glitter. The top layer was heat embossed with Sapphire embossing powder. The sentiment was heat embossed with White Detail embossing powder. I also used Super Thick White embossing powder for added texture.

Products Used

Stamps: Feathered Friends 909
Embossing Powder: Black Detail (EP 171); Super Thick White (EP355); Sapphire (EP185); White Detail (298)
Glitter: Cobalt Glaze (GM2015); Impulsive Purple (G1069)
Adhesive: Tear-ific Tape ½” (SAT04); Tear-ific Tape 2” (SAT12); Super-Adhesive Sheets (SAS02)
Dies: Tonic Mixed Edge Oval (1456E); Tonic Jasmine Sunset Layering Die (1110E); Tonic Patterned Panels Deco Diamond (1331e); Tonic Sunray Venus (1450E); Frantic Stamper Assorted Foliage
Other: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform (1707E); Versamark Embossing Ink Pad (VM001); Anti Static Bag (99512); Tonic Spring-Cut Fine Tip Detail Scissors 6.5” (404); Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen (888N); Nuvo Shimmer Powder Green Parade (1214N); Nuvo Shimmer Powder Atlantis Burst (1213N); Nuvo Shimmer Powder Violet Brocade (1212N); Nuvo Shimmer Powder Blue Blitz (1208N); Nuvo Mica Mist Nebula Blue (576N); Nuvo Mica Mist Fresh Pear (574N); Nuvo Glimmer Paste Tanzanite (959N); Glitter Brush (SG1400); Spectrum Noir Markers; Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, DL.ART Ribbon

We'd love for you to participate in our monthly challenges on our Facebook page. Thanks so much for stopping by!! Have a great day :)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday #234 ~ Summer

Hello, everyone and happy Thursday!! It's time for a new Thankful Thursday challenge at DL.ART and the theme is Summer. It's a bittersweet challenge for me, as it's the last one for the design team. I've been with Diana since the beginning of the DT, and I have loved every single minute of showcasing her gorgeous ribbons!! The challenges will continue, with the next being the September Linky. I hope you will continue to play along...I know I will :)

For my cards, I used Pacific Cove papers from Craft Smith. I love the tropical colors!!

The adorable hula girl is from Gina Marie Designs. She was adhered over a Frantic Stamper Oval die, and I used the waves die from Karen Burniston's Tropical Scene die set along the bottom.

The flowers are Sue Wilson Tropical Hibiscus dies. They were layered over Kaiser Craft Tropical Leaves dies, and leaves from Gina Marie Designs Aloha Tropical Drink die set. This gorgeous ribbon is Peach from the Spring Bundle #2.

The tree is a Yvonne Creations die and I added a tropical bird from Spellbinders Plum Blossoms die. It was covered in Gypsy Red and Tangerine glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle. Aloha was stamped on a Elizabeth Craft Stitched Fishtail Banner die. This amazing ribbon is Blue Hue Tail from Mermaid's Tale 2nd Edition.

On the inside, I used Karen Burniston's Palm Tree Pop Up die. Salt Life is from Impression Obsession. It was covered with Mermaid glitter from SNS.

The adorable little crab and...

...sea turtle are from Karen's Sea Animals set.

I covered a My Creative Time Surfboard Die with 2" Tear-ific Tape and then wrapped it with DL.ART Twine.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

1) Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday ~ Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to DL.ART to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for this challenge. Then link up your Summer project...or you could always substitute a Thank You card. I can't wait to see what you create!! And I want to sincerely thank Diana for having me on the DT!! Have a great day :)

DL.ART August Linky

Hello, everyone and happy Wednesday!! This is the first to two posts today. A new month means it's time for a new monthly linky at DL.ART and as always, the monthly linky theme is Anything Goes. If you use the code LF222, Diana will give you a 10% discount to shop at DL.ART.

For my cards, I used the adorable Hammie Coffee and Tea stamps and dies that I won from Darnell at djkardkreations. Thank you again, Darnell!!

Isn't Hammie the cutest??!! I kept these CAS to showcase his adorableness :) I stamped Hammie with a Tim Holtz Stamp Platform and embossed him with Sparkle N Sprinkle Black Detail Embossing Powder. I then colored him with Spectrum Noir markers and popped him up with foam tape over one of the beautiful doilies that I received in a huge package of goodies from Mia of Craftartista. Thank you again for everything, Mia!!

This gorgeous ribbon is Red from the Build Your Own Bundle.

And this beautiful ribbon is Evergreen, also from the Build Your Own Bundle.

I am entering these in the following challenges:

1) Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes
2) Jo's Scrap Shack Funday Friday ~ Anything Goes

Now it's your turn!! Head on over to DL.ART to see the amazing projects my design team sisters have created for today's challenge. Then link up your Anything Goes project. I can't wait to see what you create :)