Magical Mistletoe

I have a sweet and simple Christmas card to share with you, today!  I have made it with a beautiful die from Simon Says Stamp's And Everything Nice release...

I die cut the leaves from green  cardstock, and brushed some darker green ink onto the centers of the stem and leaves for shading, and added two layers of glossy accents to the berries, to give them a berry look.  I made my berries red, though I believe that mistletoe berries are white, but wanted them to really stand out, and with all the white of my card, thought white would not be the best color for berries.  I stamped and gold embossed a pretty sentiment to the side of the stem and popped up the panel on the card.  Here's a close up...

I will never tire of simplicity...this card makes me truly happy!  I love being able to take a beautiful and simple die, and have that "be" my card...thank you Simon!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Fresh Cut Daisy Birthday

I have made a card with the Concord & 9th Fresh Cut Florals Edition 2 die set!...

I have had this set for A WHILE...I loved it from the moment I saw it...and have finally carved out some time to have some fun, and make a card with this pretty die!!  This was a simple die to work with, but I added a touch to the die cut flower, by using my embossing stylus to indent each of the petals of the flowers with a scored line, and bending the leaves just a bit for some added dimension!  I just think it adds some fun to the petals!  I adhered the flower/stem/leaves and sentiment to a stenciled background, and adhered to card.  Here'a a pic of the card flat(my embossing tool is very old, but I have linked below, to the newer versions of the stylus)...

And here's a close up...

I'm not sure how it is by you, but it's a high of 75º with 30% humidity...an all-windows-open day, it's absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!  Hope you're having a beautiful weekend!!

Always happy when you stop by!! Hugs!! Lisa

Purse for Isla

I know I'm late to the party, but I finally made a purse with the Concord and 9th Everyday Purse die set and coordinating stamps...

I must admit, I purchased this set A WHILE ago, but haven't had a chance or immediate need to use it...until last week.  My grandbaby, Isla, just turned three and LOVES the purse I gave her a year or more ago.  She carries it with her everywhere.  So, for her birthday "card",  I pulled out the sets that had been waiting to be used, and made her a purse!  I think this purse is adorable!!  Since making this, I've already had a request for one from my other daughter, for a friend!  I made this with a two-sided piece of patterned paper, so you can see the ladybugs peeking out of the inside, but I thought this paper looked cute, and yet classy, so the love bugs on the inside are ok.  The purse was pretty easy to put together...once I knew what I was doing.  There are a lot of pieces to this purse.  The first thing you should do, if you get this amazing set, is print out the instructions under the product picture on the Concord and 9th's website, that shows you where all the pieces go.  Then, watch the video.  I had to redo the purse once, as well as the handles, as I wasn't clear on the jump rings (the silver cardstock pieces adhered to the purse and holding the straps).  I was actually on different websites, trying to PURCHASE jump rings, not knowing that they were actually a die and part of the set, made with paper, and not metal(this is how REAL this purse looks to me!)! I think I'm pretty good with putting things together, but directions with this die set would be really nice, as this is a real assembly.  I guesstimated where to put the handles and how to make the purse latch (made with a silver adhesive enamel dot),  and where to adhere the latch's strap, but I think it looks good!  Here's a close up of all the cute tags I made to hang from the purse, made with more of the dies in the set, the sentiment from the coordinating stamp set....

Okay...so much fun...really cool die set, and I will be making more purses in the near future!  

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Concord & 9th...Petals and Pallets...In a Bunch or Solo

Today is my last Friday as guest designer for Concord & 9th...I have had SUCH GREAT FUN creating with the stamps and dies from this month's release!!!  Thank you so much Angie, for inviting me to design for Concord & 9th this month, it has been an honor!!

Today, I am showcasing the stamp and die bundle, Petals and Pallets.  I am in LOVE with this set....it is beautiful!!!

I die cut the pallet in dark gray, then stamped white ink over the die cut.  I used my MISTI and stamped the flowers.  I stamped them with yellow, twice, then sponged some orange ink onto the middle of the stamp, stamping in orange a couple time on three of the flowers.  The other two flowers, I sponged and stamped in the same yellow, only made the middle a tiny darker.  I layered the flowers, then added stamped, die cut, and layered leaves and two of the sentiments.  Here's a close up...

 I was so in love with this particular flower, I just had to see it as a solo flower...

 I used the same method as above, with the MISTI to stamp the flower, then stamped and die cut the leaves, and stem stamp(I hand cut that with scissors).  I layered all the pieces, and used a pretty sentiment stamp from the new set, Flower Turnabout.  I adhered the flower and stamped the sentiment onto a panel that I had stamped the woodgrain pieces from the stamp set onto in a light beige...for just a "feel" of woodgrain.  Here's a close up...

Ahhh.....I just love pretty flowers!!!!!!  You will be seeing these stamps, again!!!!   It has been such fun...thanks again, Concord & 9th!!  And thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Concord & 9th...You're so Sweet!!

 As a guest designer, this month, I am thrilled to be showcasing another of the new release stamp/die sets from Concord & 9th today!

The stamp/die set is called Orange You Sweet, and it is jam-packed with cute and super sweet fruit and sentiment stamps...the possibilities are endless!!  You can look at the how-to sheets on the Concord & 9th website to get some great inspiration for some fun ways to use these stamps.  I used the watermelon at the middle of the how-to page for my first card...using the largest circle stamps and the seeds. You could use the circle dies, but I cut the watermelons with scissors,  as I liked the uneven shape that was achieved with handcutting the images.  I then cut them a into a 1/2 and a 1/4, and used a couple really small circle punches to take a bite out of the 1/2 piece.  I layered the fruit, but before adhering, stamped the sentiment, using the same color as the melons to stamp the bold "sweet" into the outline (I also used my MISTI for perfect positioning:)!).  

I DID use glossy accents to give the seed a bit of shiny...hey...seeds are shiny!!  Here's a close up...

 The second card, I used the fruit die and another of the cute sentiments ...

 I LOVE LOVE LOVE this sentiment...it is what I say to my son, Noah, almost every day...I look at him and just love him so much..I always say, "I could just SQUEEZE you!!"  I added this "sweet" sentiment with the fruit die cut, with colors of orange, lime and lemon...well...TOO CUTE!!!  I layered the white outlines and layered them on a  textured cardstock die cut of each color.  Here's a close up...

I am having SO MUCH FUN...if you haven't already, hope you get to check out this new release over at Concord & 9th!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Concord & 9th...Hope

I am thrilled and honored to be a guest designer over at CONCORD & 9th this month!!  They have some wonderful stamps and diesI have made a couple cards today, using the brand new HOPE , HOPE LABEL and together, the HOPE BUNDLE sets...

 The HOPE set is filled with beautiful flowers and sweet sentiments!  The flowers are two-step flowers...they have a fuller base stamp and a second coordinating stamp for each flower.  I combined two of the flowers and leaves with the "HOPE" and coordinating sentiment stamps.  The smaller yellow flower I actually used three stamps on...using two of the smaller roundish flower stamps for the center.  I stamped the sentiments with Versamark and gold embossed...simply done!  These flowers are SO PRETTY!!! Here's a close up...

The second one, I used a couple of the flower piece stamps and a sentiment stamp, along with the new HOPE LABEL die! 

HOPE is symbolized by the color green.  SO, I chose to make my card of hope full of green!!  I stamped the two flower piece stamps on a piece of green cardstock with green ink, to make a background.  I die cut the "HOPE" from black textured cardstock, and put slices of shades of the same greens of paint chips behind the die cut letters.  I layered it, so it would pop off the card panel, and stamped one of the sentiments from the HOPE set below the die cut.  I layered the whole thing on the same textured cardstock that I used for the die cut.  Here's a close up... 

Hope you will check out the sweet new release over at CONCORD & 9th...and check back with me next Friday when I get to showcase the next wonderful set of stamps and dies!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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