Pointsettia Christmas Tag

Hi! I hope everyone is doing well.

Here is a tag I created for my lovely neighbor. 

As always, I'm hoping for more creative time in the New Year :):):)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Front

Back... If you look closely you'll see an angel on this side.

Hugs,

You Are My Sunshine ~ Mini Book...

Hi there!

Just wanted to share a little project I just finished up. It's a mini book made from recycled return envelopes, you know the kind we toss out, that come with our mail almost everyday :):):)

  As you can probably tell, I love recycling things we toss out as trash!!! 

 I painted the envy's with yellow acrylic paint, added spaces & tags to write or attach images to.  Hand bound the book pages with embroidery floss.  Oh and I designed and cut the "You are my sunshine... My only sunshine" with my Silhouette Cameo.

Well that's all for now...  It's pretty straight forward, hope you like it.

Hugs,

Mini Gift Bag... (Recycled T.P. Roll!)

Hi Everyone!  Hope you had a nice long weekend :)

Since I've been itching to make some things from empty tp rolls and I had picked up a little something for my mom (shhh!!! It's a surprise) I decided to make her a fun little package.  This is my version of this sweet little package made by Becky Shander at Art & Illumination. Thank you, Becky!

First... I cut the bottom of the tp roll with a victorian cut, sewed that end shut, inked the edge of the top & bottom. Hot glued some scrap burlap all the way around the middle. Added 4 paper flowers secured with a polka-dot brad to the front center of the burlap. Punched eyelet sized holes at the top, sides of the open end and set eyelets to hold the wire handle. Added some washi tape above and below the burlap strip for some added fun.

Hope you like it!

Hugs,

"My thoughts are with you always"

On April 7th my Dear Granny Phyl passed away, just 3 days after her 83rd birthday.  She was a kind loving soul and will miss her dearly. Her beautiful laughter will live on in my heart forever.

♥♥♥

This is the card I created for her daughter, my Aunt Patty.

I've hand-cut the card base, clouds and mountains. I u

sed Copics to color in the "Green Grass" image by Stamps Happen, Inc. and then fussy cut the image, leaving out the original sentiment and adding "My thoughts are with you always" in the clouds. I've also added a pretty little ribbon, lots of stitching and layers, as well. 

Thanks for visiting... Wishing you all a wonderful week.

Hugs,

My 1st Magazine Publication... Awesome Reusable Tags!

Hi Everyone!

Yes it's true, I've been published in Cricut Magazine® Cards Idea Book Dec 2013 and I'm so excited to finally be able to share the news with my crafty friends. 

It's a project I'd posted previously, some of you may remember.  I was asked to pull it from all websites for a certain amount of time and now I am able to share it again :):):)

Here's another 1st.... A video about my tags.

Awesome Reusable Tags:

Tags and flowers were created in CCR and cut using my Cricut Expression with Art Philosophy cartridge.

Inks, stickles & rock candy crackle paints by Tim Holtz. Tattered Angles (for shimmer)

Vintage seam binding ribbon.

Sewing, ball chain, eyelet, background rubber stamp.

For the reusable pocket, I cut up an Avery brand, protector sheet and sewed it on. 

You can also add rhinestones or brads in the center of your flowers, instead of stickles, for a different look.

Wishing you a super fun & artistic day!

Hugs,

From Our Family To Yours... Merry Christmas!

Holy cow... Where did this year go?!!!  Each year seems to go by quicker and quicker, t's amazing.  I'v hardly had a chance to do anything creative this year.  I've even had numerous custom requests that I had to turn down.

I hope you're all doing well and staying as crafty as ever.  

Here's a cute little Christmas card I managed to squeeze in.  The little flags are hand-cute from some fun Christmas material, I found in my stash. 

Hugs,

Paper Party Hat For Georgina...

This is my new little muse, Georgina.  I've had her for a month or so now and she sits at my craft table for inspiration. 
She's a beautiful OOAK custom Blythe doll, created by: Photos4Sue.

Hugs,

Crepe Paper & Old Book Page Flowers...

So I ran across some great colors of crepe paper (party steamers) and an old dictionary at the thrift store.  I just could resist buying them to see what I could create.  Here's the 1st project :)

Hope everyone's having a great week!

Hugs, Lisa

Summer Bliss...

Hey there! 

Here's a sweet little card I put together...

The cabin was cut using my Cricut Expression and the cartridge is "Summer Bliss Seasonal".

The clouds, sunshine, roof, chimney are doodled and colored by me. 

I added random stitching and pretty little red roses.

I also propped the door open & you can see wallpaper inside. I used a brass colored brad for the door knob. 

Front of card

Back of card

Hope everyone had a beautiful weekend!

Hugs,

Wander Where There Is No Path....

Crawling into bed one night, this idea popped into my head, I was far too exhausted to make a note as I normally would and thought for sure I would forget, but I didn't, YEAH :):):)

Made using:

Cricut Expression Machine, Design Studio & Heritage Cartridge (Bike with basket)

Copic Ciao Makers (Bike & Basket)

Stickles (Bike)

Hand cut and weaved (Basket weaving)

The bike was actually a whole bike that I sized to fit just the way you see it on my card. While I was assembling the card, I thought the basket would look better if I actually weaved it and I'm so glad I did. I just love textures and dimension.

  

Hope you like it.  

Hugs,

Hummingbird Mothers Day!

So I'm pretty happy, I managed to get in one more Mothers Day card today.  It's a special card I'd been wanting to do for my Aunt, who just happens to love hummingbirds.  I hope she likes it ;)

Have a fabulous weekend and Happy Mothers Day all you wonderful Moms out there! 

Wish me luck,  I've entered this card in the following challenges:

Paper Sundaes ~ Mother's Day

RRR ~ Mother's Day Feminine w/ Ribbon

Sentimental Sundays ~ For a Special Woman

Lollipop Crafts ~ Mama Mia

Hugs,

Mother... Thank you!

OK, here's one more Mothers Day card and since they all need mailing, I guess I'm done this year.  

I only managed to make 4, but had wanted to make them for so many special people in my life. Funny how life gets in the way. 

I hope everyone has a very special Mothers Day!!!

You can see my 4th card here:

Awesome Free Copic Marker Tutorials...

Hugs,

More Mothers Day Love...

My mom loves her little chickens, so here's what I came up with for her card... Hope she likes it!

I colored it with Copic markers and experimented with the blender pen :):):)

  

Hope everyone's week is going well.

Hugs,

Mothers Day Love....

Hi there!

Here's one of the many Mother's Day Cards, that I have in process.  I love to make them for everyone :):):)  As usual I'm a tad bit behind, but they should be finished just in the nick of time.

So there's lot's of stamping, inking, tea dying, and real stitching.  The cute little flower & it's petals where cut with my Cricut, using the Flower Shoppe Cartridge, which is a wonderful cartridge.  Hope you like it.  

Hugs,

Happy Birthday...

It all started with the little piece of scallop edged paper & some Tim Holtz distress inks.  Hope you like it :):):)

Happy Tuesday!

Hugs,

To Tame a Spirit....

Hi!

I hope everyone had a great weekend.

Here's a fun little card I created by stamping, distressing, adding a handmade flower, a Prima flower, rhinestones, fibers and photo clasps.

The inside sentiment reads:  

To tame a spirit is to lose its spark, ignite the world let yourself go wild.  

There's also a cute matching box.  

Have a beautiful day!

Hugs,

Inner Beauty Tag...

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.  ~  Kahlil Gibran

Front View

Back View

This tag was a labor of love... 

I created the manila tag in DS, I was having trouble finding  the exact shape I wanted.  Then cut three tags.  Coffee dyed 2 of the the tags, crinkled them up while they were still wet, then unfolded them gently. Inked them both with some distress ink, then used glimmer mist and then let the 2 tags dry, in-between paper and under a heavy book, overnight.  Kept the 3rd tag clean and crisp, so it could be use later between the other 2 tags, for support.

The next day, I stamped & embossed my desired images on each tag, then painted black crackle paint randomly on both tags.  Dried them with a heat gun and then sanded the black crackle paint, just a bit.  Now for some clear crackle and a tad bit of glitter. Once the 2 tags dried, I glued the three tags together (clean 3rd tag between the 2 processed tags).  Used the sewing machine to randomly pierce holes where I desired them. Then proceeded to hand thread (only in a few of the holes) with hand embroidery type thread. Outlined the unused hole with black marker. Base tag done!

Decorated the tag with my very own hand stamped, handmade cloth flowers & cloth ribbon.  Used some burlap, buttons, beads, and a hand stamped partial body.  The "partial body" was stamped on a recycled envelope (interior) which I mounted to a piece of cardboard (for support), so I could pop it off the tag with some foam tape.  Pierce holes down the missing side of the body. Then proceeded to hand thread (only in a few of the holes) with the same embroidery type thread, that was used on the tag. Outlined the unused hole with black marker.  Used some black crackle, glitter, beauty rubber stamp and glittered personal handwriting for the word inner.  

Added a heart rhinestone and wala... A labor of love! 

365 Cards Challenge "2011" ~ Day 107 - Mega Movie Wednesday

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011

Day 107 - Mega Movie Wednesday

The lantern base, glass (velum), hardware, flame & shadows were cut using Cricut Country Life cartridge. At the base of the lamps hardware, I used a real piece of chain.

Since the sentiment was so tiny I couldn't cut it, so I printed it instead, but the "Let You Light Shine" portion of the sentiment is also from Cricut Country Life cartridge. The outside sentiment "In the brightest day. In the blackest night" is from the Green Lantern movie poster.

 The sentiment plates were all cut using Cricut Disney Mickey Font cartridge.

The easel card base, background papers and box were hand cut. 

Hope you like it!

"Whatever it is that grabs you should be your source of inspiration"