Easy Technique

  When both Beverly and Julie raved about StampTV,  I remembered to check it out.  The Letterpress with Cuttlebug Folder technique looked so easy..and it was!   At first I was dismayed by the ink smudges on the cardstock, but when I went back to the tutorial, Gina K had them on hers too....whew!  :)     Here's a link....StampTV video

My card is based on the fall-to-layout #190:
Stamps: SU Floral Fillers, SU Curly Cute
Ink and Cardstock: SU Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip, White
Etc: Cuttlebug folder, oval nestabilities dies, SU butterfly punch, pearls

Thanks for checking in....and post a link if you try this technique too!

Lisa

For Beverly

 

 Wow, it's been so long...I think I forgot what to do!    Beverly, thank you for the inspiration to blog again...I hope we can keep each other on the ball!   I should give a shout out to Julie too..she and I had a deal way back in Feb. to make a card using Fall-to-Layout #175, which this card is based on.  

Here are the supplies:

Stamps: SU Flower Fest, unknown clear sentiment stamp

Paper: SU Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, and white cardstock and Bella Rose DP

Ink: Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette

Etc: punches, rhinestones

Oh, as a bonus, I have a summer book recommendation: On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves, and it is only $2.99 on Nook/Kindle!!    Perfect for vacation..easy and interesting read...hard to put down! 

Thanks for visiting!

Lisa

FTL129

"Better late than never" is becoming my new motto! This is a cute and simple sketch from the Clean and Simple blog. I even cut up some new DP for it...it's double sided, the green and the floral, and the floral side is partially glossy. Might see this one again...

Thanks for looking!
Lisa

Happy Spring!

Simple cards do wonders for the mojo! I made this in several different color combos, but this is my favorite. The buttons remind me how much I miss Cameo Coral.

Is there a retired SU color that you're missing?

Thanks for taking a look!


Stamps: SU Fresh Flowers (stems), Rose Rhapsody (leaves), TAC sentiment
Ink: SU Certainly Celery, Cameo Coral
Paper: white, Celery DP
Etc.: buttons, thread, corner rounder

Use It Tuesday Sketch

It has been so long since I've posted, I almost forgot what to do! This card is for my sistah Julie who joined me in a challenge to get crackin' on the Use It Tuesday sketch. We also added the stipulation that it should be in pastels, minus pink or blue, our favorite colors. No Pink? Yes..that is why it took soooo long! That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Welcome back and thanks for looking!


Stamps: SU Simple Friendship
Ink: SU Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst, Barely Banana
Cardstock: white, Amethyst, Celery, Banana
Etc.: ribbon, embossing folder, Nestabilities dies, rhinestones

For Dorothy

Hello! I wanted to share this card that I made for my mother-in-law, Dorothy. She is going to be 87 next week and is recovering from having a pacemaker placed. An otherwise healthy and active lady, she should be on her feet soon! Good thing because we have plans to take her to the best ice cream parlor ever for her birthday...Fenton's in Piedmont! Anyway, I love this glittery designer paper by Heidi Grace and thought this stamp from SU Punch Bunch went well with it. The layout is courtesy of FTL126

Thanks for looking!

Thumped Heart

Happy Valentine's Weekend! Here's a quickie for the CAS challenge on SCS...a color challenge, using Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, and Daffodil Delight. I had to restrain myself from heading straight to my Sunny Garden DP and try to come up with something else. This is a Fall-to-Layout, #123. I inked up the heart stamp in SU's Punch Potpourri in Daffodil and "thumped" it with the Peach and Poppy markers....easy!

Thanks for looking!

Faux Pressed Flowers

TGIF for some of you! It's my weekend to work though, so kinda like a Monday for me...LOL. Anyway, I am so excited about this new technique! If you use your prima flowers, it's called Faux Pressed Flowers, but if you use punched or die cut pieces (like the leaves), it's called Embedded Image. And it's SO easy! Just arrange the pieces, glue them down and use an embossing folder to get this look! I used the Square Lattice folder from Stampin' Up, but it would be interesting to try some other ones. I love new techniques that are easy!

Thanks for looking!


Stamps: SU Fabulous Phrases (card 1), SU Curly Cute (card 2)
Ink: SU Melon Mambo
Cardstock: vanilla, pear pizzazz, garden green, pretty in pink (card 1); melon mambo, pretty in pink, pear pizzazz, garden green (card 2)
Etc.: flowers, embossing folder, punches, ribbon, pearls