Love and Hugs

The little Simon Says Stamp Bear Hugs die is so stinkin cute!!  I just couldn't resist a bear banner, stringing these cute little bears on some twine and combining them with a couple sentiments from two new sets of stamps, also from Simon, Love and Quotes, and Love...

I layered the bears with two layers of die cut bears and die cut a third along a folded piece of cardstock for hanging over the twine(I DID die cut this one in a lighter shade brown, because I thought I could use the color of the lighter brown for the ears...didn't happen...you could die cut this bear with the same cardstock as the die cut bears...

 I die cut 5 hearts in the different colors and adhered all the layers together over the twine.  I combined sentiments from two different stamp sets to get the "love" and the "hugs" onto the card to go with the little bears.  Here's a close up...

Oh my heart...these bears are too adorable!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Lots of Love...

 I used the wonderful new Simon Says Stamp Love 2 die along with it's  coordinating All My Love stamp set, and some pink and gold striped washi tape, to make a  birthday card simply with sentiments!  This "Love" die is SOOO pretty and with the sentiments above and below...ahhh..."Love"ly...

I layered the "Love" and stamped the sentiments on the top and bottom of the die cut sentiment with versa mark and gold embossed.  I originally had the "Love " sentiment covered with the striped tape, but changed it to the pure pink...just thought it looked better solid colored:):)!!  Here's a pic of the wide washi tape...got it at Michael's...

Popped up the white panel over the top and bottom tapes.  Loved the way this "Love" looked with the gold embossed sentiments.  Here's a close up...

OK...SO MUCH FUN!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Happy New Year with LOVE

Happy New Year everyone!!  I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's!!  Welcome 2017!!!  I have had a wonderful time with family visiting through much of December, with another sister arriving later this week for a late Christmas visit, but have so enjoyed, too, having an opportunity to get back in my craft room(it doubles as our guest room)!!  I made a couple cards yesterday with the new Simon Says Stamp Heart of Flowers die...this die is SO MUCH FUN to play with...the possibilities to create are absolutely endless!!  I have done simple cards using the die as is with cardstock pieces to fill in the flowers, having chosen a "70's" vibe for the first with more muted shades as the colors for the second card...

I die cut two black layers underneath the top die cut layer, adhering them together.  I then applied my Tombow runner to a bottom piece of cardstock beneath all the layers to adhere all the colored flower pieces to.  I die cut the "love" from the new Simon Hey Love die and layered it three times.  Here's a close up...

Then, I used some more pastel colors, adhered to a black piece of cardstock for the bottom layer, with the same "love" die and a sentiment from another new Simon stamp set, All My Love...

Here's a close up...

Hope you are enjoying your "new" weekend...Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Merry Christmas!

I want to take this day to thank you all for your love this last year...I am humbled and so appreciative of all your support... your comments, emails, and notes of encouragement...it has meant so very much to me!!  I can't wait to  see what 2017 has in store!!

I hope you all enjoy this Christmas...no matter where life finds you.  We all have reason for joy and things to be thankful for.  While taking Noah to his doctor's appointment on Wednesday, I was having difficulty getting my 6'1" boy, in his wheelchair, into the office door.  I had a very kind older woman help open the door and kept it open while I brought him in.  I brought him in so that he wasn't facing the waiting room tv(which had one of his favorite TV shows on), so I kindly explained to the woman, and it seemed her daughter(my age) and disabled son, that I needed to turn my son around in front of them, but he is so long, and even with a brand new wheelchair(which he got a couple weeks ago), it is difficult to maneuver him.  The mother of the grown disabled son said, "I know just what you mean!" She spoke so kindly!  Her son's name was called shortly after that, and the mother proceeded to lift her grown son, put him over her shoulder, and then CARRIED him into his appointment.  I cry as I write this.  I'm not going to lie...life can be challenging.  BUT, I am so thankful...thankful for a wheelchair... thankful that I don't have to carry my disabled son over my shoulder and back.  If life is wonderful, wonderful!  But... no matter whether how challenging or wonderful life can be, try to find joy and be merry.  If ever there was a holiday for it, this is it!!  I am thankful for Jesus and all the joy and hope and merry that He gives me in my life, no matter what this world throws at me!!  Happy Birthday, Jesus, and again, Merry Christmas to you all!!!!   

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Love You to Pieces

My sister left for home last night😞...I headed to my craft room to make a card.   I used a brand new die from Simon Says Stamp, Hearts Align and a new set of stamps, All My Love, along with some paint chips to make a card with a bit of play on words...

This sweet new die is made up of a border of hearts which each contain three hearts within each heart...heart pieces.  I thought the "LOVE you to pieces" sentiment went perfectly with all the heart "pieces" on the card.  I used five paint chips, each with three shades of the same color on them.  The darkest shade is in the middle heart of each heart, the lightest being the biggest heart.  I added three enamel dots for some whimsey.  Here's a close up...

Oh, how I am LOVING this new release...MORE to follow!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Mingled Hearts Love You

Simon Says Stamp just came out with a new release today, Hey Love!  My sister has been visiting the last few days, but I just HAD to make a quick card this morning to help celebrate this AMAZING new release!!...

 I used the beautiful new Hearts Mingle die along with part of a sweet sentiment stamp from the new Love and Quotes stamp set.  I layered the hearts and filled with a textured red and pink cardstocks.  I popped up the heart filled panel on a gold striped card, by using the Simon Diagonal Stripes background stamp with versamark and gold embossing powder, turning the stamp straight and not on the diagonal when I stamped it.  Here's a close up...

I LOVE this new release...more to follow after Sunday(when my sister goes home).  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Missing You

I am LOVING these new sentiment dies from the new Simon Says Stamp Diecember® release!!  Today, I am using one of the new Missing You dies...

 I combined the "missing you" sentiment (I so love the font of this sentiment) with the sweet little Lila from Simon's Lila's Heart stamp/die set and a heart from the Simon Holiday Shapes die set.  I layered the sentiment and heart a few times.  I  paper pieced Lila's dress, and colored her hair and skin with markers and layered her.  I did stamp a grid background with versamark and clear embossed for some added interest.  Here's a close up...

Oh the fun...ahhhh...such happiness!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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