CA-ual Fridays 81...Knots!

LOVED all the tags everyone made for last week's CAS-ual Friday challenge...if anyone is in need of some inspiration for holiday tags...check out last week's challenge!!  Wonderful job, everyone!!
This week, the challenge  for CAS-ual Fridays is to make a clean and simple project using knots on your project!!...

The sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp!!...

The winner of this week's challenge will not only receive a wonderful $25 shopping spree at Simon Says Stamp's amazing online store, but will also be the guest designer for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge next month!!  So... REALLY hope you will join the fun!!

Here's what I made with knots...

I used a sentiment from a CAS-ual Fridays Stamps set Snowflake Greetings ...stamped with versamark and white embossed, and a die from Simon Says Stamp Air Vent,  and a snowflake punch from Martha Stewart.  Punched holes in the middle of the flakes and threaded ribbon through holes and vents and popped up on red card.  What fun!!  Hope to see your creativity in the gallery this week...thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Winter Thinking of You...and TWO Giveaways!

Quick card and post! Made a card with this die for the Simon Says Stamp Gratitude Blog Hop  a few weeks ago,that was Fall colored...and although I have tried this stamp with other layouts and other positioning, I love it best long!!

Made a winter card with the Simon Says Stamp die and Memory Box Crystalline Border for the snowflakes and Papertrey Ink dotted paper.  Dotted the flakes with rhinestones.
  I have TWO "Thinking of You" dies to give away!! I would LOVE to know what you want, are asking for, are getting for Christmas!  I have NO idea what I want...thought maybe I'd get inspired by you all.  Leave a comment with your Christmas wish and I will randomly select two winners for these dies one week from today...next Thursday at 10am!!    Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly...

Watched Home Alone and Polar Express with family last night...inspired by an old record cover and spurred on by the movies, I made this...

I used Papertrey Ink red felt and a couple green felts from Weir Crafts...die letters from Papertrey Ink and this record cover that I had in my picture files...

yes...it was a lot of "a's"...but funny how we get inspired, right?  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

CAS Cards made with CAS-ual Friday Stamps

I have the honor of having some cards featured today on The CAS-ual Friday Stamps Blog!!!  I made them with the November stamp releases...I thought I would post them here, but hope you will check out the blog to see ALL the wonderful cards from the CAS-ual Friday Design Team which are featured throughout the month!!...

I made this first one with stamps from the Countdown set. Stamped in black and clear embossed.  Colored the ovals and circles with markers and dotted with glossy accents.

The background for this card was made with the Countdown set and the sentiment is from Snowflake Greetings.  Stamped in Lucky Limeade and layered on kraft

 This one was made with the Countdown set, as well.  I used my lined workmat to stamp the numbered border straight and evenly.  The glasses were made with a die by Marianne Design with glossy paper and sponged with blushing bride.  the background is also blushing bride.
I have to say...these are wonderful stamps...stamp wonderfully ...sets full of great designs and sentiments....hope you will check out all the great sets at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps!!!
Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Play Date Cafe Challenge 159...Black, White and Splash of Maroon

I LOVE when Play Date Cafe has "splash" challenges!! The challenge this week at The Play Date Cafe is to make a project using the colors black, white and a splash of maroon.  I haven't played in AGES...so made a quick card ...right under the wire:)!!....

Used a stamp from Tim Holtz(Nature's Elements) and sentiment from Rubbersoul.  I made 3 french knots with maroon floss(cross stitching CAN come in handy for card making) for my "splash" of maroon.  Here's a close up...

Super simple...super fast...but super fun, too!!  Back to work(painting:)!!)...Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

More Stampin Up

I purchased the Stampin Up Tree Trimming ornament stamps a couple years ago...and HATE to admit it, but have NEVER USED them....good intentions, though.  So, last night, I got this set out of my Christmas stamp box and made a card using the small one with the snowflakes on it...really have a thing for snow and all  things snow related...

Stamped ornaments in a  rainbow of colors...oh so me, too:)!!...clear embossed then cut out(I left just a tiny line of white around the entire ornaments kind of like die cuts).  Used piercing tool and put hole at top of each and threaded with a very fine Stampin Up silver thread.  Used a Spellbinders diamond die and cut a bunch of diamonds.  Popped up ornamaments on diamonds(put a tiny slit at top to thread the silver thread so it would "stay").  Stamped sentiment(Papertrey Ink Christmas Blessings) and popped up diamonds and pieces of diamonds on white card.  I just wasn't thrilled with it, and my daughter said it needed some glitter!!!  SOOOO...I took my Gelly Roll Clear Star pen and colored each ornament with some shiny glimmer...much more festive:)!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Classic Stampin Up...Revisited

In the 3 years since I began stamping again, my acquisition of stamps has included a broad range of companies.  I began with Stampin Up, and although I don't use a lot of them, I have kept some of what I believe to be classics..  I made this Christmas card with a tree from Snow Swirled, and although I had envisioned my card with stamped snowflakes on the card, it stayed simple...

 Stamped in real red and accented by dotting every dot with gold Pen-touch pen and adding some gold pearls over larger dots and other places.  Added sentiment from Papertrey Ink (Silent Night) and red ribbon.  Here's a close up...

Added to a gold card....Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Less is More 96...Red and Green

I have not played at Less is More in FOREVER...but before I get back to my current "thing"... painting rooms and hallways in my house, I decided to sit down, create, and get into a challenge...finally!!!  The challenge this week at Less is More is a color challenge, the colors being red and green. I pulled out some old stamps today that needed some love and made this...
I did use orange for their carrot noses, but all their scarves were made with different shades of red and green.  I have missed the challenges, terribly...hope I will get to play again soon!!!  The sentiment is Penny Black, the snowmen are Stamps Happen(Festive Snowmen) and the embossing folder is Cuttlebug Raindrops/Snowflakes(European Exclusive).  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Rainbows Make Me HAPPY!!

I was playing with all my newly acquired washi tape...different colors and patterns,  and decided to die cut a "Happy" sentiment....the only thing...I LOVED the negative of the cut!!!  SO...I redid it a second time and nicely cut the tape and decided to use the negative with some black paper behind and make a "Happy" card...just plain "Happy"!!!  The rainbow of colors just makes me plain happy!!...

The die is Sizzix phrases, Happy.  Now I have to use the two die cut "Happy" sentiments I made on two more cards...stay tuned:):)!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I have been seeing lots of cards with the Memory Box Landscape dies and pulled my Country one out and made this...

I ran the die through with white an  black cardstock and with green for the tree.  I used a star die from Simon Says Stamp(Holiday Shapes) for the tiny star on top of the tree and the sentiment is actually 2 cut up sentiments from a Papertrey Ink set(Big and Bold Holiday Wishes)...I have really been set free about cutting sentiments and stamps, in general, apart...great when you can say what you want, even though the stamps didn't originally say it:)!!  Hope you have a great weekend!!
Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

CAS-ual Fridays 80...Gift Tags

Wow...two weeks seems like such a long time, but the two week challenge was a wonderful time of rest and spending time with family...Hope your last two weeks was wonderful as well!!  There was A LOT of blue in the gallery...you all rocked the last challenge!!  We are on to the next....this week at CAS-ual Fridays, the challenge is to make a gift tag...right in time for the Christmas season!!....

This week's sponsor is Bossy Joscie....

How very cool!!  The winner this week will get a $20 shopping spree at their store!! 

I made a few of the same tags in different colors....

Used CAS-ual Fridays Stamps(Snowflake Greetings), a Stampin Up scalloped punch and some circle punches with a Papertrey Ink bookmark die(about 2/3 of the die and round the corners) and gingham stamp.  Stamped the snowflakes with versamark and white embossed...dotted the scallop with some enamel accents. I used Lucky Limeade, Brocade Blue and Poppy Parade(the Poppy Parade colored one has soft suede for the senitment). Come join the fun this week and be a part of the challenge(hey, these were the first tags that I ever made, so I know that everyone has a tag or two in them...it was lots of fun!!!)!!   Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

The Winner of the Simon Says Stamp Gratitude Blog Hop is...

So very sorry this is posting late, I had scheduled it for this morning, walked away from my computer until my husband asked me to look at my email and found the post hadn't posted...so sorry
The winner of the Simon Says Stamp Gratitude Blog Hop is ...
lauraleigh...

Beautiful cards! With gratitude to God for His many many blessings, I am thankful for my wonderful family & amazing church family.

Laura, if you could shoot me your email,  Simon Says Stamp will be in touch with you to see where you would like your charitable contribution to donated to:)!!  

Thanks to all of you who were a part of the blog hop...what wonderful comments from so many...so wonderful to reflect on the things in our lives we are grateful for...I am so grateful for you:)!!  The biggest of thanks to Simon Says Stamp for making the wonderful blog hop happen and for their incredible generosity!!   Hope you have a wonderful day:)!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Snowflake Christmas Cards

I was inspired by amazing and super creative Ardyth and her amazing snowflake card which you can find HERE and used a "love"ly(it looks like little hearts at the tips of the snowflake) and simple snowflake from Simon Says Stamp and a sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and made this...

 Used Tim Holtz Distress paper(LOVE the color and texture!!!)...die cut the snowflake with three shades of blue and 3 times in white and the VERY cool thing...you can make THREE cards!!...

 Using all the middle and outside pieces in different places on each card:):)!!

For those of you out shopping today, hope you were successful in your mission to get all your Black Friday deals!!
Things I used:)...

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Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Simon Says Stamp Gratitude Blog Hop and Charity Donation

Hi everyone!  This time of year we count our blessings and the things we are grateful for. I am  full of gratitude to Simon Says Stamp for asking me to be a part of this wonderful Gratitude Blog Hop...how honored I am to be a part of a hop that celebrates this season and holiday of gratitude and with so many incredible artists!!  What are you grateful/thankful for?  I am so very grateful for LOVE...the love for and of my Lord, husband, children, family, friends and followers...a girl couldn't ask for any more than that!!!    This blog hop is a great way to share creative ways to celebrate our gratitude!!...In keeping with love and gratitude, here's what I have made:

I took some Thanksgiving/Fall colored strips(YOU could use any color palette:)!) of Tim Holtz Kraft Core paper, adhered them to a piece of copy paper and die cut with the Simon Says Stamp Thinking of You die on top of the strips. I then die cut another sentiment with white cardstock and adhered the two together.  I used the same colors of paper and die cut all sizes of hearts with the Simon Says Stamp Hearts Stars Die (LOVE the sizes of these hearts!!!).  I stamped with versamark on white cardstock with the Hero Arts Large Fabric Design stamp and clear embossed for a background with some "added interest".  Layered on dark brown and then on some Tim Holtz Distress paper(LOVE the colors and textures of this paper....it's beautiful!!)...here's a closer look ...

I just couldn't stop the love...

Used the Lots of Thanks stamp set from Simon Says Stamp and stamped the hearts on the back of some of the Fall colored Tim Holtz kraft core paper(it's colored and textured on one side and kraft on the other!)and then cut them out.  Used the kraft side of one sheet, cut a strip and punched partial circles out of  the strip.  Ran the strip through my Big Shot with my Simon Says Stamp Circle Border die and my embossing mats embossing, not cutting, the paper.  Stamped the sentiment to fit into one of the cut outs and layered the hearts and border. 

All the products I used are listed at the bottom of the post:)!!

I will be giving away a $50 donation to the charity of a commenter's choice!!  Just leave a comment with what you are most grateful for and you will be entered in the drawing!!  After the winner is chosen Simon Says Stamp will be in touch with you to find out the charity you have chosen.  We will draw winners on Wednesday 11/28, one week from today!!

This Friday Simon Says Stamp will offer a Black Friday discount code to its customers for 35% off selected items in the store...YEAH!!   But blog hoppers get the code early for stopping by my blog ...YEAH ...YEAH!!!  Click here to see the items that are included in the sale. Enter SIMONBF35 in the Promotion Code box (be sure to use all CAPS) and you will get 35% off of those items.  Happy Shopping!! 

Thanks for visiting!! The next stop in the Simon Says Stamp Gratitude Blog Hop is the amazing SHARI CARROLL!!!   If while hopping, you encounter a broken link, you can go back to the beginning  for links to everyone who is participating in the hop.  Hugs to you all and for those here in the states...A Very Happy Thanksgiving!!!  Lisa

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