Thursday, December 31, 2009
The Simple Life
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
More MFT-Wed. Stamp Club Style
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
How about a little color challenge?
Keeping it short today, it's cold and snowy outside, the boys are home, Tim is home, and we are just hanging out. I'm thinking about putting my holiday decorations away. I know, I know, it seems early, but Joshua's birthday is next week and I like to have them put away before his day. Don't know why, just seems right. Hugs, Lisa
Monday, December 28, 2009
Ippity Hippity Hop!
This week, Kelly is up with the challenge-"resolve to try something new". I don't know about you, but this one had my head spinning. I could think of a million things I would like to try, but time was a factor for me this weekend as I squeezed in some stamping time. I do have a resolution to do a mini album. I've been so inspired by Maren's sweet little books and our own, {ippity} DT extordaire, Eryn! So one day soon, I'm going to whip one of those up!
I first stamped the love word block in my background in Saraha Sand. I then covered a chipboard scalloped frame with some MME dp and stamped the sentiment in the center of it. I had yet to try the sticky tape and glitter trick, so I did that to create my bright, and shiny, colorful strips. Then I decided to add a few glittery hearts, since I had the glitter mess already out! I then finished it off with a button and twine!
From my stash I used-chipboard frame, dp that I've had for over 6 months and went untouched, and glitter that I'd never opened. I think I did pretty good. Now off you go! Stop by the {ippity} Blog for full details of the challenge and the full list of hoppers! and join us in the forum on SCS for chit chat and fun! Hugs, Lisa
Saturday, December 26, 2009
True to my Word!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
A Star, A Star, Way up in the Sky.....
I used this great paper by October Afternoon, Report Card and paired it with the Stylin' Stars stamps by Unity. The sentiment is from the Sporty Billy set (which I mounted on EZ mount-I find it so much easier to use those bare rubber sets once they are mounted on some cling mount!) and the buttons are from the June Bug collection by Basic Grey. Come play along, there's always a prize involved! Here are the deets:
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC037*Post a comment with a link to your card to Mandy's blog and the challenge post by Sunday, Dec. 27at midnight (or before winner is drawn Monday a.m.)
**PRIZE: one lucky winner will receive the Unity stamp set This is the Time!!
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
Altered Ambitions ~ Christi
Caffinated Cropper~ Amy
dahlhouse designs ~ Lisa
RyannMarin Designs ~ Ryann
Taylor~Made by... ~ JenMarieand our December Guest Designer: Julie Smith
Have a wonderful holiday! I'll be around, so be sure to check back. Hugs, Lisa
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
A little Gifty!
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Candy Girl!
Here's a little sweet Pure Innocence heart stripes girl, made into a sweet little candy striped girl! The sketch is from last week's Card Patterns#45. The yummy papers are by October Afternoon, Very Merry! Today's a baking day, after we all go bowling! Hugs, Lisa
Monday, December 21, 2009
H{ippity} HOp!
But I'm happy to say I've got some ippity goodies to share with you and maybe just in time for a last minute holiday gift giving idea. The ippity challenge this past week was to create some background paper using non-background stamps. I used the oh-so cool set, Life's Little Moments (it's not just for scrapbooking!!!!) and one of PTI's, My Timeless Templates (Cash or Charge) to make this fun gift card holder for my dear, neighbor. It was her birthday last week and I actually remembered it.
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See the full list of H{ippity} Hoppers on the {ippity} blog! I know it's a busy week with the holidays and all, but if you have time, come play along with the fun {ippity} challenges! Hugs, Lisa
Friday, December 18, 2009
I'm Over the Moon Excited!!!
Aren't these colors so fun? We took a cute serious picture of the boys for our holiday card this year and after we were done with the serious ones, we told them we could take a silly one. I really wanted to use this for our picture, cuz it's SO them! But my oldest was a bit embarrassed by his tongue. So we agreed on the serious shot for the cards and I got to scrap this one! Have a FABulous weekend! I know I will! Hugs, Lisa
Stitching, Tots, and Bellariffic Friday!
Going Out with a Bang!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
A great sketch and some new papers!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
CAS45-embrace the curves
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
MFT Wednesday Stamp Club
Monday, December 14, 2009
It's a Monday Ippity Blog Hop!
Monday's are going to be an ippity blog hop day, so come follow me and see all the wonderful Ippity creations.
I made this on Friday and combined 3 challenges to pull this one together. I absolutely LOVE how this turned out. Last week's color challenge on SCS was to use Razzleberry, Artichoke, and barely bananna. I also fell in love with the Mojo Monday sketch last week, I adore working with circles so I couldn't pass this up. And did you know {ippity} has a challenge each week? Last week you were to make a card that had snowflakes or snow somewhere on it. Check into the Ippity blog or forum on SCS to see what this week's challenge is. There is a prize up for grabs!So here's my card. The razzleberry designer paper I used is pleated and topped off with a lemon tart stitched ribbon and a Memory Makers stick pin. I used the snowflake embossing folder to add snowflakes to two of my circles and finished them off with a bit of tinsel glitter (man I {heart} this stuff)! I stamped the snowflakes and sentiment from Kissamas & Mistletoe.
Want this stamp set or any of the other fabulous Ippity stamps? Shop here or contact me for details! I'm still offering up a FREE $15 set with a $50 purchase!
See the full line up of H{ippity} Hoppers here or continue on to Ky at the Bunnynest!
Have a fabulous Monday! hugs, Lisa
Friday, December 11, 2009
Winter Wonderland Fun
The theme this week is Winter Wonderland! We were generously given some images by our fabulous sponsor, In Style stamps. I just love this little snowbunny! If I skied, this is how I'd like to look on the slopes, lol. Here name is Sarah. You can find her here.
I had to use more of my Jollly by Golly papers and dug into my stash to find a few of these felt snowflakes in my drawer. The sentiment is from my MFT set, Baby it's Cold Outside. I also added some Martha Stewart tinsel glitter to make snow, you can see a little bit of the shimmer in this picture.
Come play along for a fabulous prize and be sure to see what the rest of the DT did with their Winter Wonderland cards. I'm keeping it on the down low this weekend, finishing up some projects along with holiday shopping and wrapping. See you back here on Monday! Hugs, Lisa
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Glitter and Limelight!!!!
**Key word for SCS upload is LLPC036
**PRIZE ~ One lucky winner will receive a container of Stampendous Apple Red glitter AND a container of Moonstone Sparkle Fibers!!
Altered Ambitions ~ Christi
Caffinated Cropper~ Amy
dahlhouse designs ~ Lisa
RyannMarin Designs ~ Ryann
Taylor~Made by... ~ JenMarie
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Brown and Red-CAS
The thing with the Movers and Shapers is you are forced to finish the inside of the card, so I did. It's always a nice touch. I added the rest of the verse along the bottom.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Here's some Pie!
Monday, December 7, 2009
H{ippity} Hop.....Ippity on it's Way!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Six Chicks Project Parade!!!
So here you have it, a great way to make a coordinated birthday date book. here's all the supplies I used:
CS: Kraft, olive, and chocolate chip cs, Jillibean Soup dp
Ink: white gel pen
Accessories: Bean stalks, cool beans, scalloped border punch, various circle punches, janome sew mini.
Be sure to see what the rest of the team came up with for this month's challenge. It's the perfect time to get started on next year's calender projects!!!!
Limelight Papercrafts Blog ~ Mandy
Altered Ambitions ~ Christi
Caffinated Cropper~ Amy
dahlhouse designs ~ Lisa
My Little Creative Escape~ Lisa
RyannMarin Designs ~ Ryann
Taylor~Made by... ~ JenMarie
and our December guest: JULIE SMITH
Limelight Papercraft specials:
On sale through Wednesday , 12/10:
All Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, Nook & Pantry, and Wassail - 15% off!
All Pink Paislee Mistletoe & Co. - 20% off!
Open Stock Jillibean Soup 12x12 patterned papers - Buy 3, Get 1 Free! (Enter your choice of free Jillibean Soup papers in the Comments section at checkout!)
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Happy Birthday Stamping Bella!!!
Prizes??? Of course!!!! Here's what I did for you today. I feel soooo clever and YES, I'm patting myself on the back for coming up with the idea. I needed to make a little girl soccer card so you know what I did? I morphed 2 stamping Bella stamps from the Green Bean Baby line-Coco has a Cuppycake and Jackson the Champion. With the help of my stamp-a-majig and some masking AND lots of trial and error, I think I got it pretty good. But, hint, hint, Emily, we need a girly soccer player for this line too! ;) The girls were a black and white team, so I stuck to those colors and put them on a kraft card base. I'll stop with the chit chat and send you on your way. Enjoy all the Bella inspiration today, I know I will! Next up is Lindsy!
Three gift certificates for $100 in Bella Bucks will be hidden along the hop, but we’re not telling you where so be sure to leave some love as you hop!!! Make sure you leave comments on every post so you have a chance to win!! The winners will be announced on Monday, December 7 at the Stamping Bella Blog. MWAH!Hugs and MWAH, Lisa
Friday, December 4, 2009
FWF and Stamp Something Together
It's Wednesday, and I'm scheduling my posts for the rest of the week. I'm hoping that will make me feel better and keep my computer time limited for the next few days. I just need a break. But I also don't want to leave you all hanging and I committed to some projects so I'm here with a combo post today. And I'm happy to do so.
Here's my card using the Just My Type sentiment and type writer image from the Nov. KOTM. I had that felt heart made up a week ago and never used it, so I was happy to find a home for it on this card.
Nothing like getting a head start on my Valentine's Day cards. Thanks for visiting today! See the full list of Friends With Flair participants Here or Here (Angela's blog).
Thursday, December 3, 2009
ahhhhhh, a little rest for me!
I love it when you can use a couple fabulous embellishments to create a fabulous card. The sentiment comes from the Unity Store KOTM, this one is the Oct. 09 kit....wonderful you. This took me 5 minutes to make! Seriously!
Find it all at Limelight Papercrafts. On sale through Wednesday , 12/10:
All Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, Nook & Pantry, and Wassail - 15% off!
All Pink Paislee Mistletoe & Co. - 20% off!
Open Stock Jillibean Soup 12x12 patterned papers - Buy 3, Get 1 Free! (Enter your choice of free Jillibean Soup papers in the Comments section at checkout!)
Hugs, Lisa
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
MFT December DT Blog Hop!
It was hard to decide what to share here tonight, so I saved my favorites for tonight. I hope you like them too! I am head over heals for the Pure Innocence line. I hope soon to see some adorable little boys in the future. For now, I'll keep having fun with the girls.
One great thing about these sets is that you get two different sentiments with each image. I used the Heart Stipes girl along with her "best friends" sentiment. I stamped the girl image twice, side-by-side to make this adorable little girl pair. I picked out the purple pattern paper from the Memory Box, butterfields, paper pack that is included with the Oct. MFT Kit, Thinking of hoooo? for the giant scalloped circle I layered behind the girls. Finished it off with some black perfect plaid ribbon and lace. I know you keep seeing me use it, but that ribbon is truly fabulous, so be sure to add some to your shopping cart if you haven't already!Next up is another one of the sweet girls, this time Fairy Girl. I used a different pattern from the same Memory Box paper pack and kept the earthy feel of it by mounting it on a kraft, Fossil notecard. It's a time saver, the scallops are already there!
Now off you go, Christina is up next!!!! I'm off to see the rest of the the MFT yumminess! It's been fun. See you later! Hgus, Lisa
Tonight's the Night!!!! and the Final MFT Sneak Peek!
What's up for grabs?
1) The newest WTG set - Maid for WTG
2) Love at First Sight
3) Truffles Flopsey
4) Love Machine
5) A new Pure Innocence set
6) Alphadots
At 10 pm, be sure to stick around and do the blog hop where the DT will share more fabulous projects created with all the new sets!!!!
Right now, you came here to see the final sneak peek and today we are showing off the new WTG (who's that girl) set, Maid for WTG. It's a fun one and every time I see it, I sigh and think...."if only"!
I have a wonderful guy, but he DOES NOT do any of the household chores. He HATES the vacuum. In fact, he hates it so much I always try to do the vacuuming when he is not home. Pathetic, I know, but I am a stay at home mom, so I feel like it is my job to keep the house in order. He puts in long hours at the hospital, and I know how fortunate I am to be able to stay home with the boys. BUT once in a while, it would be nice to get a break from all the chores I do. So I like to call this set, Wishful Thinking! lol! Maybe if I keep sending him cards like this, one day he might get a clue and help out a little.
I had fun piecing this card together with lots of different papers from the Nutmeg mini deck by Cosmo Cricket. See some more wonderful projects made with this set by the rest of the Dec. Temp Team and the regular DT. Kim will have the list up on her blog around 11 am EST! Hugs, Lisa
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
A New Alphabet!
My two oldest boys finally played together on a team together last summer. It was so nice to only have 1 practice to go to, and 1 game to see. They loved that T-ball season.
My title is a little play on words. Do you get it? Double Play. They both played on the same team. I thought it was quite clever. The word play in the title was done with the new alpha. The dots fit perfectly with a 3/4 inch circle punch. I stamped them in black on white cs, and the punched them out. I then accented them with a clear epoxy sticker. Here's a close up.
It was a perfect fit! I used old olive cs along with some green, October Afternoon dp from the Night Light line. I thought the design looked just like the fences of a backstop. What do you think?
Be sure to see Kim's blog today around 11 am (est) for the full line up of Alphadot fun. Also, only 1 more day till the release of all these fabulous new sets. Come join the fun in the SCS MFT forum from 8-10 EST!!!! I've got one more day of a sneak peek and then tomorrow night is the MFT Blog Hop! Stay tuned! Hugs, Lisa