Moxie Fab Thank You

Hey there!  How are things in your world?  Great I hope!  I just realized this morning that next month will make two years of blogging.  I can't believe I have kept at it (didn't think I would), ever evolving and continuing to push myself to try new things.  I can't wait to see what this year holds.  It is much thanks to you for your visits and uplifting comments that you leave.  Your support means so much!

For today, I have a little card using the Tuesday Trigger, Strip-tastic.  Such great colors!

Starting with a white card base, I stamped a medallion image (mimicking the collar) from Poinsettia Patterns (Wplus9) after masking off two inches of the middle.  I then cut strips of cardstock in the coordinating colors and lastly stamped my sentiment and added two rhinestones.  

Here is a looksie at the inspirational pic:

Thank you so much for popping in!  I hope you have a fantastic day!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: Ocean Tides, Enchanted Evening, Harvest Gold PTI, Pink Hallo's Papercrafts
Stamps: Poinsettia Patterns Wplus9, Essential Messages Hero Arts
Ink: Sugar, Harvest Fresh Ink, Paris Dusk, Graphite Black Tsukineko, Ocean Tides PTI
Embellishment: Rhinestone Michael's
Tools: Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

To the Sweetest...Girl

Hello there!  I have a colorful card to share with you today using the Sweet Tooth stamp set from Sweet Stamp Shop.  This is one of my favs, besides my beloved Gnomies set.

Stamped the gumball machine image, colored it and added the small circle image in the bowl and colored those as well.  I then punched a pink strip and attached it to my white panel, to which I tied on a bit of baker's twine. I then adhered the panel to a green card base.

I hope you are having a great week and are looking forward to the new year!  It's hard to believe 2012 is right around the corner.  Take care my friend!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: New Leaf, Hibiscus Burst PTI, White GinaK
Stamps: Sweet Tooth Sweet Stamp Shop
Ink: Tuxedo Black Tsukineko, Red Currant Fresh Ink, Copic Markers
Embellishments: Twine Whisker Graphics, Clear Rhinestone Michaels
Tools: Apron Lace Border Punch Fiskars, Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

Thinking of You...at Christmas

Merry Christmas my friend!  I hope you are taking this day to enjoy time with your family and are celebrating the birth of our glorious Savior Jesus Christ!  Thank you to God for His unspeakable gift, I pray you have invited him into your heart and life this day.

I wanted to share one last Christmas card with you using some ribbon from The Ribbon Carousel and fab stamps from Impress and Hero Arts.

Hugs to you!

Lindsay

Thank You Tag

Hello!  Thank you for popping by today.  I know it's a busy time with Christmas right around the corner.  I can't wait to enjoy a great meal and some fabulous family time.  For today, I have a simple little tag using the fun December kit from Paper Made Bakery.  This is my last project as a guest designer and I want to thank Shannon for inviting me to create with her fun kit!  For more info on the December kit check out the store here.

For my project, I die cut my tag, stamped the large flower and secured a threaded button to the center.  I then stamped my sentiment and added a bit of trim to the top, also included in the kit.

I hope you will check out the Paper Made Bakery blog and website!  Don't forget, if you are on Facebook, check out the PMB page here and "like" it!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: White PTI, Memory Box Notecard set
Stamps: Flower, Sentiment Memory Box
Ink: Bubblegum Amuse Studio, Graphite Black Tsukineko
Embellishment: Trim, button, floss Kit
Tools: Tag Die PTI

You're Sweet!

Hi there and happy Monday!  Not a happy Monday?  Well, how bout a card?  I am over at the Sweet Stamp Shop Blog today with a little card I made using Cool Scoop!  I have been itching to use that sweet little cherry image and did just that on my card today.

Starting with a red card base, I impressed it with a wood-grain print.  I then die cut a label, stamped and colored my cherries and the selectively inked two different sentiments from the set to create my own.  I tied a little baker's twine and adhered it to a black button, and attached that to my label.  Super simple and fun!

That is all for me today!  I hope you have a great day!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: Red, White, Black GinaK 
Stamps: Cool Scoop Sweet Stamp Shop
Ink: Memento Markers in Tuxedo Black and Lady Bug Tsukineko
Embellishments: Twine Whisker Graphics, Black Button PTI
Tools: Mat Stack 5 Die, Banner Die PTI

I Thought of You...

...and smiled.  Yes, yes I did!  I always appreciate when you come to visit my blog, it totally makes my day!  I am sneaking in here to play along with this weeks Tuesday Trigger over at The Moxie Fab World.  I haven't played in WEEKS!  I have missed it so.  That pillow was just too much and I couldn't resist it.

To start, whenever there is fabric involved I have to recreate that texture on my card.  I impressed the front with my Linen & Canvas impression plate.  I then took a light blue cardstock strip and gold heat embossed the branch image from Wplus9's Love Birds and adhered it with dimensional adhesive on top of two rows of pearls.  Lastly, I stamped my sentiment on the bottom and "so sorry" on the inside along with the die cut and stamped bird, which I adhered with foam.

Here is a look at that pillow:

I hope you have enjoyed my little project.  Have a great one my friend!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: Soft Stone, Spring Rain PTI
Stamps: Love Birds Wplus9
Ink: Versamark Tsukineko, Slate Fresh Ink
Embellishments: Pearls Michaels
Tools: Gold Embossing Powder American Crafts

Cutie Pie!

Hello and happy Friday!  Wahoo, love Fridays!  It is my day over on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog and I am using the fun mini stamp set, Spectacle!  Oh these glasses crack me up, love em'!

On a white card base, I stamped one of the images and cut out the "lenses."  I attached some patterned paper strips and a piece of black card stock to the left hand side and finished it off with a bit of bling and a selectively inked sentiment!  Easy peasy!

I hope you have a marvelous Friday!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: White PTI, Black GinaK
Patterned Paper: Metropolitan Dots and Stripes Echo Park
Stamps: Spectacle Sweet Stamp Shop
Ink: Graphite Black Tsukineko
Embellishments: Rhinestones Michaels
Tools: Fingertip Craft knife Fiskars

Paper Made Bakery Thank You

Hey hey!  How is your week going?  It's go, go, go here!  I want it to stop, stop, stop!  HAHA!  Today, I have a clean and simple-ish card to share with you using December's Paper Made Bakery Kit!  So many possibilities with the papers, and trims and stamps you get.  I decided to go a bit more clean with this one and focused on the lovely Memory Box floral stamp.

Starting with a white panel, I adhered two die cut leaf branches, along with a stamped and cut out flower.  I then stamped my sentiment, added some pearls to the flower center and adhered it in the center with foam.  I rounded the corners and then attached the panel to a white card base.

Be sure to check out this months kit here.  Also, if you are on Facebook, check out the PMB page and of course the blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Have a great one my friend!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: White, Spring Moss PTI
Stamps: Flower, Thank You sentiment Memory Box
Ink: Graphite Black Tsukineko
Embellishment: Pearls Michaels
Tools: Leaf Branch Sizzix, Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

I'm So Sorry

Hey there!  I seem to be creating things right at the last minute lately or not at all.  I believe my mojo is a reflection of the dreary weather outside!  Ick!  I sat and stared at my cardstock for what seemed like forever!  So image my surprise when I managed this card   I used the latest Embellish Banner Color Challenge and went super simple with it!

To start, I ran the front of my card through my Big Shot with the woodgrain plate, attached a banner stamped with a sweet sentiment from Heartfelt Mix (Wplus9) using foam.  I then stamped, colored and cut out a flower from Very Vintage Greetings and popped it up at the end of the banner.

Here is a looksie at the graphic:

I hope you are having a great day!  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: White Hallo's Papercraft, Dark Chocolate PTI
Stamps: Very Vintage Greetings, Heartfelt Mix Wplus9
Ink: Moonlight White, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko, Copic Markers
Embellishment: Orange Rhinestone K & Co.
Tools: Woodgrain Impression Plate, Banner Die PTI

Misted Thinking of You

Hello there!  Life is pretty busy right about now without me even trying to be!  I love Christmas-time but wow, it can get so ridiculous!  Good thing I can go to my craft room and shut the door, lol!  That is exactly what I did yesterday after my new WPlus9 stamps arrived, shut the door!  I got a little inky with mist, and me and my precious die cut machine had a bit of a chat.  I am just under the wire to enter this into the pot at CAS-ual Fridays, so here it is.

Starting with a white panel, I die cut the branch out of the side, flicked blue ink onto the front by rubbing a little ink down, spraying it with a bit of water and picking it up with a paint brush.  I then stamped my sentiment and the tree branch and adhered the panel with foam.  Lastly, I die cut and stamped the little bird and adhered it with foam and adhered a little gem.  Tada!

I hope you are having a great week!  Hugs to you friend!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: White GinaK
Stamps: Love Birds WPlus9
Ink: Ocean, Grass, Cherry Amuse Studios, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko
Embellishment: Clear Rhinestone Michaels, Twine PTI
Tools: R29 Copic Marker (to color rhinestone), Branch Die WPlus9, Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

Hero Arts December Sketch Challenge

Hey my friend, thanks for stopping by!  I got the chance to go to Archiver's yesterday and get a few of the latest Hero Arts 2012 stamps!  EEK, love these new stamps!  I had a hard time deciding which ones I wanted most.  Once I got them home, I couldn't wait to ink them up.  For my cards today, I used two of the three Hero Arts December sketches and dug into my Hero stash to create these.

For my first card I used a large background stamp called Leaf and Flora Background and stamped it onto a white panel, which I rounded the top corners and punched a scallop edge.  I then adhered it to a brown card base.  I stamped my poinsettia onto white cardstock, trimmed them and adhered them, adding rhinestones to their centers.  Lastly, I stamped my sentiment, matted it onto aqua cardstock, and popped it up.

For my next card I stamped a few animals from the set Playful Animals in brown onto an aqua card base, die cut circles onto a white strip and adhered yellow scallop strips to the side.  I then added a bit of brown and white baker's twine and popped it up allowing the animals to peek through.  Lastly, I stamped my sentiment from   in white ink and adhered it with more foam.

Here are the sketches for December.  I chose the bottom two for my cards today.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Have a great rest of your weekend.

Lindsay

Supplies:

{Merry Christmas Poinsettia}
Paper: Brown GinaK, White TPC, Aqua Mist PTI
Stamps: Leaf & Floral Background, Poinsettia Bloom, Very Merry Christmas Hero Arts
Ink: Grass Amuse Studio, Red Currant, Chocolate Fresh Ink, 
Embellishment: Clear Rhinestones Michael's
Tools: Scallop Border Punch Fiskars


{Congratulations}
Paper: Aqua Mist, Harvest Gold, Dark Chocolate, White Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Playful Animals, All Occasion Messages Hero Arts
Ink: Chocolate Fresh Ink, Moonlight White Tsukineko
Embellishment: Brown/White Twine Whisker Graphics
Tools: Scallop Border Punch Fiskars, Sm Circle Die Spellbinders

Peace & Joy

Hello and happy Friday!  I wanted to pop in with a card I made using the fabulous fashion inspirational pic over at the Runway Inspired Challenge blog!  I love yellow and that dress!  Love this concept and the fantastic design team, sooo inspiring!  Here is what I came up with.

Starting with a white strip, I took an image from WPlus9 Poinsettia Patterns, stamped it and a matching smaller one repeatedly and adhered the strip to a white card base.  I heat embossed one of the sentiments in gold and added gold-ish rhinestones to the centers to match the gold in the background.

Here is a look at the inspirational pic:

Thank you so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a great day!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: White, Harvest Gold Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Poinsettia Patterns WPlus9
Ink: Versamark Tsukineko, Harvest Fresh Ink
Embellishment: Rhinestones Hero Arts
Tools: Gold Embossing Powder American Crafts

Thank You

Hello!  Today, I am sharing a card I made using the December kit from Paper Made Bakery!  The December kit is super cute and has some fun embellishments, stamps and paper in it to make the cutest cards.

Starting with one of the premade card bases, I added a strip of floral paper from My Mind's Eye Honey Cake 6x6 pad.  I then trimmed out a couple of the flowers on one of the papers and adhered them to a white panel, to which I adhered a scallop strip of patterned paper.  Lastly, I added a bit of twine that was included and adhered it to my card base with foam.

Thank you so much for popping by today, I do hope you stop on over to the Papermade Bakery's Blog and if you are addicted to Facebook like I am, check out her page here.  If she gets 100 FB fans, one random person who leaves a comment will win a kit!  Wahoo!  You can also follow on Twitter and link photos of PMB kit creations to the Flickr page.


Have a great day!


Lindsay


Supplies:
Paper: Memory Box Notecards, White Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Honey Cake 6 x 6  My Mind's Eye
Stamps: Thank You Script Memory Box
Ink: Chocolate Fresh Ink
Embellishment: Twine - in kit
Tools: Scallop Border Punch Fiskars

The Craft's Meow Release Blog Hop: Happy Winter

Welcome!  I am so glad you hopped my way for the The Craft's Meow Blog Hop showcasing the seven fabulous released stamp sets that are now for sale.  You should have arrived from Julie Ranae Murray 's blog, if not go here to see what all of this is about.  I loved Maree's Let It Snow set so much I chose it for my card today.  The birdhouse just begged to be inked up and colored!

Starting with an aqua panel, I stamped the snowflakes and then the birdhouse which I colored in lightly with copics.  I then matted it onto some Ocean Tides and tied around some red satin ribbon.  Lastly, I adhered it with foam adhesive to a rustic cream card base, to which I then stamped my sentiment and added a rhinestone.

Alrighty, that is it for me today!  Your next stop is the talented Lynn Miller, so be sure to hop her way!  Be sure to leave a comment on the TCM Blog for a chance to win all seven sets!

Also, Lisa is having a huge clearance sale of all non-TCM stamps in the store!

• LaBlanche Stamps - 25% off!!
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads, Re-inkers and Stains - 25% off!!
• Maya Road, Pink Paislee, Echo Park and My Mind's Eye - 50% off!!!
• Little Frieda & Friends stamp sets - 50% off!
• Crate Paper and Graphic 45 - 60% off!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: Aqua Mist, Ocean Tides, Rustic Cream Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Let It Snow The Craft's Meow
Ink: Tuxedo Black Tsukineko, Latte Chalk ink Hero Arts
Embellishment: Clear Rhinestones Michael's, Pure Poppy Satin Ribbon Papertrey Ink
Tools: Copic Markers, White Gel Pen Sakura

The Craft's Meow Sneak Peaks: Warm Winter Wishes & Let It Snow

Please scroll down or go here for my Ribbon Carousel Challenge Post

Hello again!  I am back with the last previews of some of the awesome stamps being released at The Craft's Meow for December!  Today, I am showing you two sets that Maree Truelove designed.  These are so adorable, I wanted to use all of the images!  Here is Warm Winter Wishes:

Starting with a white panel, I stamped the hats and paper-pieced them, added a little bit of striped paper and popped it up onto a red card base.  Lastly, I added a bit of white flocking to the hat.

The next set, called Let It Snow, is just the cutest!  I chose the big snowman for my card.

Stamping him onto a white panel, I colored him in with Copic markers and stamped my sentiment to overlap him.  I then tied around some twine and added a bit of bling.  I then attached the panel to a light blue card base with foam.

Well, that concludes the previews for this release!  Again, be sure to leave a comment over on the Blog for a chance to win these beauties.  Join me tomorrow for our Blog Hop!!

Lindsay

Supplies:
{Warm Winter Wishes}
Paper: Red GinaK, White Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: Metropolitan Collection Echo Park
Stamps: Warm Winter Wishes The Craft's Meow
Ink: Graphite Black Tsukineko, Red Currant Fresh Ink
Embellishments: White Flock Martha Stewart Crafts, Clear Rhinestone Michael's


{Thanks Snow Much}
Paper: Spring Rain, White Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Let It Snow The Craft's Meow
Ink: Tuxedo Black Tsukineko, Copic Markers
Embellishment: Twine Divine Twine, Clear Rhinestones Michael's

Howly Jowly Christmas

Hey there!  The Ribbon Carousel has a new challenge up this week by Wendy and it is a lovely inspirational picture.  There are a lot of directions one could go with it, I picked out the colors and "santa."  I just had to grab Jenny Suchin's fun Happy Hoo-lidays stamp set, and color up that cute Santa Owl!  Our sponsor this week is the awesome May Arts!  WooT!

Starting with a white panel, I rounded the corners, stitched a couple baker's twine rows, and stamped my sentiment and owl.  I then stamped my owl onto white cardstock, colored it, cut it out and adhered it to the panel with foam tape.

Here is a looksie at the graphic:

Thank you so much for stopping by!  It is a fun day at our house, as it's my hubby's birthday today.  I just love celebrating birthdays!  Have a great one my friends!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: Green GinaK, White TPC
Stamps: Happy Hoo-lidays The Craft's Meow
Ink: Tuxedo Black Tsukineko, Grass Amuse Studio, Red Currant Fresh Ink
Embellishment: Red/White Baker's Twine Divine Twine, Clear Rhinestone Michael's, Glossy Accents Ranger
Tools: Copic Markers, Corner Rounder We R Memory Keepers

The Craft's Meow Sneak Peaks: Happy Owlentine's Day & All You Need is Love

Wow December 5th already!  Can you believe it?!  Today, I have two more super fun sets to share with you that are being released by The Craft's Meow!  Be sure to leave a comment on the TCM blog for a chance to win these sets!  The first is illustrated by Jenny Suchin, oh I love her sweet sweet owls!

Starting with the moon image, I stamped it onto white cardstock, colored it and then cut it out.  I then mounted it onto a blue card base with foam and added a sentiment panel!  I just love those owls!

For the next set, called All You Need Is Love, Kaitlyn Ord designed the cutest Valentine set and it has a sentiment about CHOCOLATE!  Ack, I lurrrrve chocolate.  Bad.  Well, all of the super fun sentiments in the set got my mind churning and I made my own chocolate bars for my card!  Wanna see?

Starting with a cream card base, I masked off the card except a small portion in the middle, where I stamped the various hearts from the set in different colors.  I then cut some brown cardstock and layered little rectangles inside it to look like a little chocolate bar, which I then popped up onto the card front.  Lastly, I stamped my sentiment along with a little heart.

Now, I don't believe I could ever love my husband more than chocolate but this sentiment cracked me up anyway.  Chocolate is definitely up there though! {wink}  Okay, that is it for me today, tomorrow marks two more fabulous sets, so stay tuned!

And don't forget to leave a comment on The Craft's Meow Blog for a chance to win these sets!

Lindsay

Supplies:
{To the Moon and Back}
Paper: Enchanted Evening, White Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Happy Owlentine's Day The Craft's Meow
Ink: Tuxedo Black Tsukineko, Copic Markers


{More Than Chocolate}
Paper: Vintage Cream, Dark Chocolate Papertrey Ink
Stamps: All You Need Is Love The Craft's Meow
Ink: Chocolate, Red Currant, Sugar, Fuschia Fresh Ink, Bubblegum Amuse Studio

The Craft's Meow Sneak Peak: Happy New Year

Welcome back to day two of The Craft's Meow sneak peaks.  Today, I have a fabulous set designed by Michelle Bertuzzi called Happy New Year!  This is a fabulous set for celebrating the New Year with a card!  Here is what I did!

Starting with a white card base, I layered black cardstock and some fun patterned paper from Teresa Collins Carolina Breeze line.  I then stamped one of the skyline scenes directly onto the card and the other onto white cardstock, which I then cut out and popped up with foam.  Lastly, I die cut some numbers to spell "2012" and added a Happy New Year's sentiment onto a white cardstock strip.

Can you believe 2012 is upon us?  I think I may be in denial.  Life keeps zooming on by, no?  Thanks as always for popping by today.  Tomorrow I have two more A-dorable sets to share, so please stop back!

Lindsay

Supplies:
Paper: White Papertrey Ink, Black TPC
Patterned Paper: Carolina Breeze Teresa Collins
Stamps: Happy New Year The Craft's Meow
Ink: Stazon Tsukineko, Harvest Fresh Ink
Embellishment: Rhinestones Michael's
Tools: Number Die Quickcutz, Label die Papertrey Ink

The Craft's Meow Sneak Peaks: Lovely Labels & Sent With Love

Hey my friend!  Today marks the first day of peaks for the December release from The Craft's Meow!  You are in for a treat here, these stamps are fantastic!  For the first set, Nina designed some fabulous stamps that coordinate with the Spellbinders Labels 18!  I don't own the dies (yet) so I just cut them out with scissors for this project.

I chose to go with a little Christmas shopping notebook, which could easily be placed in your purse.  I stamped one of the large frames in red, green and the top one in gray and drew lines on each label to write your loved ones gift wish list.  I then punched a hole through them and slid a binder ring in to hold them together.  Added a little bling and viola!  A fun little gift list organizer!

Next up is a super sweet vintage-y set by Nina B Designs which I used the big image from this set on my card today.  Starting with a pink card base, I stamped the image and then stamped it again, cut out the butterfly and adhered it.  I then stamped again onto white cardstock and cut out the banner, which I popped up with foam tape.  I then added some black satin ribbon and of course my fav, rhinestones!

I hope you've enjoyed today's preview!  Be sure to stop by tomorrow for more sneak peaks, there is so much more stamp-y fabulous-ness coming your way!

Lindsay

{Christmas Shopping List}
Paper: White GinaK
Stamps: Lovely Labels 18 The Craft's Meow
Ink: Red Currant, Provincial Gray Fresh Ink, Grass Amuse Studio
Embellishment: Rhinestones Michael's


{I Love You}
Paper: Pink Hallo's Papercrafts, White GinaK, Berry Sorbet Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Sent With Love The Craft's Meow
Ink: Berry Sorbet Papertrey Ink, Tuxedo Black Tsukineko, Copic Markers
Embellishments: Black Satin Ribbon Offray, Clear Rhinestones Michael's
Tools: Border Die Papertrey Ink