Monday, April 13, 2015

Butterfly Thanks Cards

Happy Monday, everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Thankfully, my tonsils are getting better! I have a few butterfly thank you cards to share I made using the Simon Says Die and Stamp Friendship Butterflies Pure Sunshine set. Here they are:







I think they are SO cute, and they were very easy to make! I'm looking forward to making more card sets using these stamps!


Here's a complete list of materials I used to make these cards:
  • Simon Says Die and Stamp Set Friendship Butterflies
  • My Mind's Eye "Here Is Happy" 6 x 6 Paper Pad
  • My Favorite Things Blue Raspberry Ink
  • Memento Dew Drop Rhubarb Stalk Ink
  • Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle Dies
  • Big Kick Die Cutting Machine
  • Taylored Expressions Rainbow Brights Sequins
  • Recollections Vellum Paper
  • Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Clear Brush Tip Marker
  • Tombo Permanent Adhesive and Tombo Mono Multi Liquid Glue
  • White Sheer Ribbon and Thread 

Thank you SO much for stopping by today! I appreciate your comments! I hope you have a fantastic day!

Hugs!!!
Lisa



Saturday, April 11, 2015

Masculine Happy Birthday

Happy Saturday, everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well today! Unfortunately, I woke up today with swollen tonsils so I'm going to gargle and get some rest between making cards.  I've got a masculine birthday card to share! Here it is:



When I found a pack of wood veneer shapes at Hobby Lobby some time ago, I knew the car would work great with these papers! Here are the products I used to put this A2 size card together:
  • Kraft cardstock paper (card base) by the Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby)
  • My Mind's Eye "Boy Crazy" 6 x 6 paper pad 
  • Winnie and Walter "The Big, This Bold and The Happy" stamp set
  • Simon Says Stamp "Tag Sayings" stamp set (for the little heart)
  • Studio Calico Wood Veer 
  • Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag
  • VersaMark Ink
  • Zing Chesnut Embossing powder
  • Memento Dew Drop Lady Bug Ink (the small heart)
  • Ranger Glossy Accents (on the heart)
  • My Ming's Eye Chalk Studio II Enamel Dots
  • Tombo Mono Permanent Tape Adhesive
  • Tombo Mono Multi Liquid Glue
Thank you SO much for stopping by to see my card design today! I appreciate your comments, and feel free to follow my blog! Have a WONDERFUL day!

HUGS!!!
Lisa



Thursday, April 9, 2015

Wishing You Both The Best

Happy Thursday, everyone!

I hope everyone is doing well today! Today's card post is a wedding card. I was inspired by an Inkadinkado wood mounted rubber background stamp and Recollections silver embossing powder I found at Michael's Craft store. Here's the card:





I love the shimmer of the silver embossed dots and the silver embossed stamped sentiment! In addition to the background stamp and silver embossing powder, I used the following products to finish my card:
  • Simon Says Stamp "Sending and Wishing" clear stamp set
  • Bazzill Basics "Thunder" cardstock (A2 size card)
  • Vellum Paper by Recollections (Michael's Craft Store)
  • Spellbinders Large Standard Circle Dies
  • Memento Dew Drop Ink "Rhubarb Stalk" (stamped hearts)
  • Zig Wink of Stella Clear Brush Glitter (used on the stamped hearts)
  • Ranger Glossy Accents (used on the stamped hearts)
  • 3M Scotch Double Sided Foam Tape
  • Large Corner Rounder Punch (the Paper Studio, Hobby Lobby)
  • Silver Wedding Rings and Star stickers from my stash
Thank you SO much for stopping by to see my work! I appreciate your comments, and feel free to follow my blog! Have a wonderful day!!!

HUGS,
Lisa



Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Thanks


Hello everyone!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend! I have a card post to share today using papers from the Pink Paislee "Hello Sunshine" paper pad.  And here it is:




I love how all the papers in this pack coordinate so well together! I'm hoping to make several cards from it! 

Pink Paislee HELLO SUNSHINE 12 x 12 Paper Pack PP01243

In addition to these papers, I used the following products to make this card:
  • Simon Says Stamp A2 Card Curved Edge Die
  • Simon Says Stamp "thanks" Craft Die
  • Simon Says Die and Stamp Set Watercolor Flowers (Floral Bookmark)
  • Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid Pigment Ink (used on the flowers and "thanks" die)
  • Memento Dew Drop Ink Bamboo Leaves (used on the stamped leaves)
  • Tombo Multi Mono Liquid Glue
  • 3M Scotch Double Side Foam Tape
  • Ranger Glossy Accents (used on the "thanks" die)
  • Clear Gems (used on the center of the flowers)
Thank you SO much for stopping by to see my card design! I appreciate your comments, and please feel free to follow my blog! I hope you'll have a wonderful evening!

HUGS!!!
Lisa





Saturday, April 4, 2015

Birthday Card Using Stamps, Dies and Distress Inks

Hello everyone!

I was playing around Saturday afternoon with some of my stamps, dies and distress inks while looking through Pinterest for some inspiration, and I came up with this card design:



I think it turned out rather well even though my work area was pretty cluttered with these materials while I was trying to come up with some ideas. 


I used the following materials to make this card:
  • Bazzill Basics Cardstock "Thunder" (A2 size card base)
  • Simple Stories 6 x 6 Vintage Bliss Paper
  • Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle Wafer Dies
  • Memento Dew Drop Gray Flannel Ink
  • Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock
  • Tim Holtz Distress Markers (Tumbled Glass, Picked Raspberry, & Crushed Olive)
  • Tim Holtz Detailer Water Brush
  • Zig Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (used on the flowers)
  • Simon Says Stamp Mama Elephant Summer Garden Stamps & Dies
  • Simon Says Stamp Big Birthday Wishes stamp
  • Button and White Bakers Twine

As always, thank you SO much for stopping by to see my card creations! I appreciate your comments.  Feel free to follow me or sign up for email updates of my posts.  I hope you'll have a wonderful Easter!

Big HUGS!!!
Lisa








Friday, April 3, 2015

Big Birthday Wishes Card #3

Happy Good Friday, friends!!!

I hope everyone is doing well today! I have another simple card to share which I made using the Simon Says Stamp "Big Birthday Wishes" stamp set. Here it is:




This was fun to make, and very simple, too! Starting with a standard A2 size white card base, I used the following materials:
  • Simon Says Stamp Big Birthday Wishes
  • Simon Says Stamp A2 Card Curved Edge Craft Die
  • Lawn Fawn Let's Polka Mon Amie 6 x 6 paper
  • Pink Paislee Hey Kid paper
  • Brilliance Pearlescent Orchid Pigment Ink
  • VersaFine Onyx Black Ink
  • Memento Dew Drop Inks (New Spout, Cantaloupe, and Angel Pink)
  • Recollections Masterpiece Ebony marker
  • Enamel Dots
Thank you so much for stopping by! I appreciate your comments, and feel free to follow me! I hope you have a blessed Easter/Passover! 

HUGS!!!
Lisa

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Simon Says Stamp: Big Birthday Wishes Card #2

Hello everyone!

Today I'm sharing my 2nd card made using the Big Birthday Wishes stamp set by Simon Says Stamp.  Here it is:



I used papers from the Lawn Fawn, Let's Polka.Mon Amie 6 x 6 pad I also got from Simon Says Stamp.  I love the colors and patterns from this paper pad! In addition to these stamps and papers, I used the following products to make this card:
  • Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle Wafer Dies
  • VersaMark Ink
  • American Crafts Zig Chestnut Embossing Powder
  • Memento Dew Drop Inks (Lulu Lavender, New Sprout, and Dandelion)
  • Enamel Dots
  • Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Clear
Thank you SO much for stopping by! I appreciate your comments, and feel free to follow my blog! Have a wonderful day!

HUGS!!!
Lisa