A Daisy Hello

I have made a card with the Hero Arts Fancy Die Bees and Flowers, and a CZ Design sentiment die...

I think I've said it a bunch of times, but for those of you who may not have heard, I love daisies!  I've been on a bit of a shopping spree, of late, and one of my purchases was this pretty set of dies by Hero Arts! I know, the name of the set is Bees and Flowers, interesting name for this set of dies, and there are bee dies, but sorry, not a bee on this card. I die cut the flowers, then colored the centers and stems, and added the leaves from one of the other flowers from the set.  I used a layered sentiment die from CZ Design.  I pulled out some burlap, I had multiple 12x12 pieces from YEARS ago, in three different shades of brown.  I had meant to emboss the card panel with a piece of burlap, but decided I liked the look of the burlap, itself  better, so I cut a strip, frayed the edges a bit, attached to the card, and adhered the flowers and sentiment to the burlap.  Here's a close up...

Daisies just make me happy...hope your day has some happy in it!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Happy Birthday with Love, Arrows

I made a birthday card with arrows...

Ok...this is kind of crazy.  My son-in-law wanted a card with arrows for his sister for her birthday.  I went on a search to find arrow dies, I think they're cool, but I didn't have any sets of arrows.  I found some really cool arrow dies that I really liked (just what I had in my mind) on ebay that were about $2-3 for four arrow dies (REALLY??), three of which are in the card above...and with FREE SHIPPING, TOO, I DO love eBay for lots of things I can't find anywhere else!!  They came from China, but were delivered quickly...and hey, for $3...how could I possibly beat THAT deal??  Well, I came to find out that the dies look exactly like arrow dies by Elizabeth Craft Designs, selling for $14.95...what's with that??  Can anyone tell me??  Well...they are cool dies, and I combined them with a Hero Arts Happy Birthday sentiment, along with a Winnie and Walter "with love" from The Big The Bold and The Happy stamp set.  The heart on the one arrow was added onto the arrow from some red die cut arrows, then cut off, and glossy accented.  Here's a close up...

There are no links for this card, as auctions on ebay are fleeting, and the sentiment is retired.  What a fun card to make, though, wanted you to see it:)!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

A Daisy Thanks

Happy April 1st!!  I haven't been out in blogland in a while, but went over to my FAVORITE sketch challenge,  CAS(E) this Sketch!, and when I saw the sketch for this week, I knew EXACTLY what I wanted to do!!  Here's my card and the sketch (notice that my card IS the sketch:):)!!) ...

I REALLY felt in the mood to put a daisy on my card...daisies are such friendly and happy flowers...and who doesn't need some friendly and happy...especially for a thank you card!  Only thing...I had to use dies from FIVE different companies to make this card...the stem is from a My Favorite Things die set that is no longer available(I really love this set too:(!), Fresh Cut Flowers...yes, having LOTS of dies DOES come in handy!!!!  The daisy is Hero Arts, the middle is Simon Says Stamp, the leaves Memory Box and the sentiment Reverse Confetti!  I layered everything, and embossed the leaves from the set of four dies all over the card panel...like the sketch! Here's a close up...

I really am inspired by sketches, even if it is a literal interpretation:)!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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CAS(E) this Sketch...Happy Birthday Handsome

I am so thrilled and honored to be a guest designer this week over at CAS(E) this Sketch!!  Thank you so much, Chrissy for the invitation...I love CAS(E) this Sketch!!  

 I made a birthday card for this week's sketch challenge with a Simon sentiment die, a Hero Arts sentiment stamp, and some paint chip strips!  Here's my card and the sketch...

I used the Impression Obsession Cover a Card- Birthday Words for the background.  I stamped that in Simon Fog ink, through a torn piece of paper that served as a mask.  I used strips of paint chips, adhered to a thin piece of cardstock for my "Happy Birthday", then die cut and layered. This Simon Painted Happy Birthday die is one of my favorite...great for gal AND guy cards!!   I added a piece of a Hero Arts sentiment stamp to go under my die cut sentiment, and then some enamel dots to make it a little more fun.  Here's a close up... 

Hope you will have just as much fun as I did with this week's sketch!  For more inspiration, make sure to check out the CAS(E) this Sketch! blog to see how the design team interpreted and created with the sketch!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Throw Back Thursday Cards...

 I was asked to make some thinking of you, get well and sympathy cards for my daughter's fiance.  Trying to get them made as fast as possible challenged my creativity a bit,  so I searched my Blog to find a few cards that I liked that I could tweek to fit these occasions, and make semi quickly.  Below are two of my first attempts, throw backs to a year ago...

Here's the original, the post HERE...

I flipped the die, as the sentiment fit so perfectly this way.  I used paint chips on this one as I did with the first, except this time in blues, the sentiment is from Hero Arts.  Here's a close up...

The second card was a thought for the recipient and his texting...

Here's the original and the post is HERE ...

I stamped the texts then cut out, stamped the heart and smiley face, die cut, then colored with markers.  I used a rectangular die and some striped patterned paper to add some texture and color to the texts.  Here's a close up...

Sometimes it's fun to use the same stamps and dies a similar but slightly different way to be able to spread some quick love!  Tomorrow an original from this group...Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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CAS(E) this Sketch!...Peace Love Joy

I am thrilled and honored to be a guest designer at CAS(E) this Sketch! this week!!  Thank you Chrissy for inviting me!!  What a fantastic sketch this week, too!!  Here's my card and the sketch...

I used a Memory Box snowflake die, Precious Snowflakes(retired I think), layered several times, a small Simon heart die for the center(Holiday Shapes), a Hero Arts sentiment (Holiday Sayings CL343...I think it's also retired😞) and sponged the background using a torn piece of paper.  I used the division between the sky and ground on my background for the middle line.  I also used some Enamel Accents to dot the sky with some snow.  Here's a close up...

Hope you  will join in the fun...what a wonderful sketch...endless possiblities!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

CAS(E) this Sketch 194...Prayers and Love

Another new sketch at CAS(E) this Sketch!  Here's my card and the sketch...

 I used the Simon Says Stamp/Hero Arts set from last year's Stamptember® release, along with some patterned paper from Reverse Confetti(discontinued😞).  I cut a strip of hearts from each of 6 colored papers, then attached two strips each, in rainbow order, into 3 strips.  I popped up the middle strip and layered and popped up the sentiment.  I also die cut 3 hearts from black cardstock (and layered...of course) and glossy accented them after I had adhered them to the card.  Here's a close up...

Hope you're having a great weekend...thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Peace, Love and Joy

Ok...I know there are those of you who wouldn't consider watching a Christmas movie on October 2nd, but I love and would watch them anytime:)!!  ELF was on last night...saying I LOVE that movie is an understatement...and watching it inspired a Christmas  card last night...it brings me great JOY...

 I had purchased the Hero Arts Stamp and Cut sets last year AFTER Christmas(they were out-of-stock DURING)...the Joy set was calling me from my box of Christmas stamps/dies!!  I die cut 3 layers of the "JOY" from white cardstock, and then put 3 layers of versamark on the sentiment, and gold embossed 3 times for a thick layer of gold(2 layers was nice, but 3 layers made such a difference in the look of the sentiment...).  I decided, with the stamped sentiment I chose from the set, to exchange the dot on the "joy" for a heart...layered three times, as well.  I stamped the sentiments with versa mark, as well, gold embossed and colored the leaves with my Prismacolor markers. The layout is one that I chose from a card I made last month with a patterned paper that had gold divisions on it.  I chose textured dark red paper and a dark cream...maybe a sand color, for the middle.  Here's a close up...

Inspiration is everywhere...thanks ELF!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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