Enjoy Life's Simple Pleasures

Hello Friends~

Oh the weather outside is frightful......after having a good start to such a beautiful spring......we are now getting SNOW!!! I think Mother Nature needs to tell Old Man Winter it is time to pack his bags and go on vacation for at least 6 months! One good thing is....it won't last long this time of year!!!!

I have a card today made with another Sarah Kay stamp from Stampavie.....they are all so darn cute! I again used my Copics to color her and her little puppy.....cut her out using my Oval Nesties and the Big Scalloped Ovals for the matte. I added some stickles to the image and also around the oval image. This beautiful DP is from My Mind's Eye and the cardstock is from Stampin' Up.

Here's the image....I only wish the stickles would photograph better. I just love this little cutie.

I made the card into an easel card. This is still my favorite card to make.

This sentiment is from Studio G.........a dollar stamp from Michael's.........gotta love those dollar stamps! The large flower is from Prima and the little one and the brad in the center are from heidi grace.

Stamps: Stampavie and Studio G

Inks: Memento, SU and Copics

Paper: MME and SU

Tools: Nesties, Cuttlebug, SU Scalloped Border Punch

Embellishments: Stardust Stickles, Flowers from Prima and heidi grace, Buttons and twine from my stash

Thanks for looking and I hope you are having a warm and beautiful day wherever you are!! As always if you like.......let a few kind words in the comments. Thank you.

Lisa

Finally a card!

Hi All~

Whew...it has been a while. Last week was a blur....we celebrated my in-laws 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday and we were all busy with preparations for that.......we had a lovely time and it was great seeing so many people we don't get to see often.

This a little card I made using one of my new Sarah Kay stamps from Stampavie. Ooooo isn't she just adorable? They are all so darn cute! I used my Copics to color her in and added some Stardust Stickles. I then cut the image out with my Octagonal Nesties and did a little faux stitching around the outside. I LOVE this paper....it is from My Mind's Eye.....the cardstock is from SU and Bazzill. I embossed the strip of Taken with Teal in my Cuttlebug and added a lacey punched border. The sentiment is from SU........

....here is a closer look at this little sweetie! The flowers were made using a SU punch and the swirl is an EK Success punch.....added a few little pearls and that is it.

Stamps: Stampavie and Stampin' Up

Ink: Memento, SU and Copics

Paper: MME, SU and Bazzill

Tools: Nestabilities, SU, MS and EKS punches

Embellies: Ribbon from SU and pearls and clip from stash

I just had to share this picture of the rainbow that was over our farm on Sunday evening with all of you.........it was a full rainbow and just so vivid and beautiful (too bad the camera can't capture it's true beauty!).

That is it for today....hopefully I will get another post in soon. {fingers crossed}! I hope you are all having a wonderful day and hope you will stop back again soon. As always I love reading your comments!

Lisa

Some Sweet Candy From Rach

The marvelous Rach is celebrating her 'new' blog with some very sweet candy for us....pop on over to register for a chance to win. And while you are there check out her cards. She does absolutely beautiful work.

Here is a little peek at what is up for grabs. Good luck everyone!!!

Lisa

Blog Candy Alert

The Lovely Leanne over atFluttabyz Crafty Haven is celebrating her anniversary with these adorable little Magnolias. Pop on over to visit Leanne and take a looksy at her work and while you are there let her a few nice words and get your name in for a chance at these little cuties!!

Have a great day!!

Lisa

Birthday Card Box

Hi~

I had to do this in two posts, because it wouldn't let me upload all the pictures in one. There may be a way around this but.....I am not a computer whiz.

Any how this is a card/gift box I made for a friends birthday. I came up with this idea and no I didn't write down the dimensions or have instructions....sorry. But let me say it was quite a challenge. Sometimes we need to do that....helps keep the brain strong! LOL

This is the front of the box. I used this adorable Stampavie stamp. I just love this one and can't wait to use it again. I colored this little guy (or girl) with my copics and did some highlights with Gellyroll pens and then finished it with a kick of sparkle with Stickles. I then used my Big Scalloped Square Nestie to cut it out and put some more Stickles around the image.

...here is a close up of the image. Oh and how fun this was to color!!

Make sure to look at the following post for more about this project.

Card Gift Box Continued........

......here is a pic of the flowers I made for the front of the box. I used punches from EK Success. I added some stickles to the edges to give them a little sparkle.

This is a side view of the box.

Here is a look at the inside...

the left side with a Stampin' Up sentiment. The border punch is from Martha Stewart......

....and the right side of the inside.....just perfect for a little unmounted stamp....what else would you give a stamping friend? Here again are some of the flowers I made. I used one of my Nestabilities to cut the top of the 'box' and put some stickles around the edge. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up and punched out with SU punches. Whew!! this was quite a project...especially when you don't have a pattern. I have many pieces of scrap paper on my desk...and there were a few words said!!! But I am glad I kept at it and I really like the final product. I hope my dear friend loved it as much as I love how it turned out! Happy Birthday Tracy!

Stamps: Stampavie and Stampin' Up

Paper: SU, Bazzill and For Peep's Sake from Imaginisce

Ink: Memento, SU, Gellyroll pens and Copics

Embellishments: Brads, Spacers, Stardust Stickles and Ribbon from my stash

Tools: Nestabilities, Punches from EK Success, Martha Stewart and SU and I couldn't have done it without my Martha scoring board

Hope you are breathing in some wonderful Spring air! Have a beautiful day and as always I love to hear from all of you. Thanks for stopping in to see me.

Lisa

Birthday Wishes Turtle

Hello Again!~

I kinda used the Mojo Monday sketch to make another card.....I guess you could say it got my mojo going! I needed to make a birthday card for one of the gals in our Birthday Card Club, so here it is.

This cute little fellow is from Whipper Snapper. I again used my Copics to color him in and did a little doodling around the oval. The ovals were cut out using my trusty old Cuttlebug and Nestabilities. I put a tiny little brad in the center of the flower....and added some stickles.

Here is a closer view of the image.

Stamp: Whipper Snapper

Paper: SU, Bazzill and DP from Imaginice

Inks: Memento and Copics

Misc: Brads from my stash, Flower from Heidi Grace and Stickles

Thanks for visiting again.

Lisa