Christmas Bluejays

Hi! Welcome back to my blog....I was super unpriced by the January Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #32. I was planning on making bluejays, but then I couldn't find the right pre-made flowers...So the Bluejays turned a bit teal...LOL

Here is my interpretation of the snowbirds. I was inspired by the photo and also from Heartfelt Creations. I used lots of old papers from Lawn Gawn, Impression Obsession die cuts. The bluejays are actually cardinals from Heartfelt Creations. I was looking everywhere yesterday for them!...Meanwhile I did clean up some items and drawers that needed to be done. 

A side view...so far it is blank inside...Im sure I will find a home for this card next year. The chipboard branches I found in the Donna Salazar section in my scrap room. I added snow to them....Also the base is from Divinity Designs. I love that it is so easy to just die cut and it is perfect. 

A closer view...lots of Prima flowers..and layers. It is hard to see here but I also embossed snow with a stencil and heat embossed the white background behind the birds.

Thanks so much fo stopping by today!

Have a great Monday

Hugs Lisa

Thank You

Hi

Today, Im sharing a new card that was made for a very special Medical Assistant. She has been my hero through all of my right foot injury. She responds so quickly with emails and sending paperwork back. There are not enough thanks I can say to her....I asked her recently what is her favorite color and she said "Grey" so this is why it is this color....

I love the little feet....it is perfect sine she works for a Foot/Ankle Surgeon. He is the best too! 

A closer view....

Thanks so much for stopping by today

Hugs Lisa

Mokely

Hi! Sharing a new layout that I finished a few days back of my mother's favorite cat Mokely. He is now on Rainbow Bridge....I wanted to make a tribute page and plan on framing it in a shadow box for her to keep. Mokely had the most beautiful eyes! I used a couple of old papers and new flowers. 

I also tried to add some journaling...I used to not put so much on my layouts...I sure want to do it more often now....after all that is what scrapbooking is all about right...pictures and the story.

A closer view....

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Hugs Lisa

Love The Ring

Hi Happy Sunday. So today Im sharing a new layout of my daughter and her fiancé at the time. Im finally getting some Mojo back to scrap these photos. They have been married for 4 years....Yes Im a bit behind...

These were the photos that we chose for the Save The Date. Their theme was a rustic/ vintage with blue jeans and shabby chic....wedding photos will be scrapped soon.  

Originally the title was going to be The Ring....but then I added this banner with the word loved stamped on it....The banner from Our Daily Bread and the sentiment letters from Lawn Fawn and Donna Salazar. 

Another cluster of flowers...wish I had some chipboard for the swirls....In the future...

Thanks for topping by today

Have a great day

Hugs Lisa

Babycakes

Hi sharing another new layout that I made this past Monday. Im just getting the chance to upload it all today. It is inspired by scrapbook. com NSD challenge. It has been years since I made layouts and now I think I may be back on a roll. This is a picture of my daughter and her boyfriend playing with some selfies for me.....

Love the beautiful Prima flowers..

Here I used some old Donna salazar stickers. The hearts are from Lawn fawn 

Another cluster of flowers....

I did some embossing with a stencil and added some ink...

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Hugs Lisa

Deathly Delights

Hi! 

Happy Halloween! 

Today, I wanted to share with you a new card I made yesterday one the using Graphic 45 papers and

inspired by Cupcake Inspiration Challenge 382. Originally, I had planned on making a cupcake but then I had all these fun papers and decided to go that way. The cupcake has fun eyeballs, so I added the on he ends of the swirls and also on the skull. 

The plaid ribbon bow is a triple bow with a green rose in the center. I have had these green roses from Michael's. Perfect for Halloween! 

A closer view....

Fun wiggly eyes.....

I used a Martha Stewart punch for the drippings and placed a few cards on the inside for a gift card and sentiment. 

Here is the fun inspiration! Thank you! 

Have a great Halloween! 

Be safe and have fun!

Hugs Lisa 

ABC-123 With The Shabby Tea Room # 258

Hi Shabby Gals! 

Welcome back to another fun challenge with The Shabby Tea Room! 

This week it is ABC-123 #258. The photo inspired below is all about school. The wonderful prize this week is sponsor by The Paper Temptress. The papers are wonderful and I used 3 for my project today!

#100 Sour Apple, #100 Lemondrop, and Onyx Mica/Metallic 

My children are all adults  now but I know that the kids around here are already back to school. They start earlier here in AZ but they also get out of school in May. :)

The sunflowers were made with Cheery Lynn Designs diecut and "Lemondrop" paper. I added Gala Glitz in the centers for some extra bling. I also used some leftover pieces of black bling swirls for a shabby look . A real pencil was cut to fit the center of the card and I stamped a ruler from Donna Salazar on the "Sour Apple" paper. The Pierced Stacker #4 is also from Cheery Lynn Designs and I stamped a sentiment from Verve in white and embossed it in white embossing powder. The outline is a white signo pen. The light green patterned paper is from Prima. It was a great match to the "Sour Apple" paper. I finished it off with some black and white ribbon.

A closer view. All the papers are really smooth and silky. I really Loved the "Onyx" black! 

The fabulous photo! 

Be sure to stop by The Shabby Tea Room for more inspiration and join our challenge for your chance to win some beautiful papers from Paper Temptress! 

Hugs, Lisa

Thanks! Mojo Monday #378

Happy Holiday everyone! 

I hope you are having a great holiday season with family and friends. 

Today, Im sharing with a new card made for this week's Mojo Monday #378.

A beautiful sketch as always and lots of layers on my card. I originally was planning on making a 

New Years Eve card, however it took a turn a twist into more of a country shabby look? I dont have any thank you cards in my stash, so I figured I sure could use some quickly. 

The papers are from Donna Salazar, I have had them for a while now.

They match up so nicely! 

The wooden clock is part of my stash, sorry I dont remember who made it :(

Added ribbon and pearls....but no flowers! lol

I fussy cut some extra butterflies from an extra patterned paper and placed pop dots behind them. 

I used the same paper in the front for the inside too....it is just beautiful! 

Here is wonderful sketch this week! 

LOVE! 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Hugs! 

100% Genuine

Hi everybody....sharing with you today a layout that I made of my little Roxy. It is a recent photo of her  that I insisted taking because she looked so cute that day. :) I wanted to do some inking and and playing around with masking paste on this layout. I usually dont get to messy with my layouts bit it was fun. The title came to me becasue she has been wearing her levi's blue jean shorts quite a bit lately. 

Here is a closer view of lots of diecuts and flowers.

More flowers and a little inking and painting. 

Thanks for stopping by...Happy Mother's Day! 

xoxo

Silver Anniversary *TSTR # 165 Totally Textured*

Good Morning my scrappy friends! Today, I want to share with you a card that I made for 

The Shabby Tea Room #165 "Totally Textured"  I was so honored by Debbie to Guest Design for this week using the inspirational photo below. We were also to add dry embossing and stitching. I used grey cardstock and embossed it with my favorite embossing folder. The stitching is faux using a white signo marker....someday I hope to learn how to sew... :)

The theme for my card is Silver Anniversary. I chose it because my 25th anniversary is coming up this July 25....wow! Did time go or what! My husband and I are planning a trip in July....we have a couple places in mind...still thinking on where we want to go for sure though. 

Lots of layers like all the blankets in the photo. I also added two different laces and silver pearls throughout. The tiny roses, doilies and white leaves are from Cheery Lynn. All the chipboard pieces are from Donna Salazar. I decided to leave them plain to resemble the wicker basket in the photo. The larger roses are from prima...I just happened to have exactly two grey ones...perfect!

The stripped paper is from Donna Salazar's paper collection. I loved that it was grey and had the stripes to match the blanket right in the center, which was my focus for the color theme. 

Here is the wonderful photo that helped me create this Silver Anniversary card today. Thank you!

Well, thanks for stopping by and I cant wait till my 25th anniversary on the 25th of July...

wait isn't that like a golden birthday too? lol

Have a great day! 

Hugs...xoxo

Proud To Be An American!

This past weekend, I was thinking about the sad losses and the horrible tragedy of the Boston Marathon Runners, friends and family. It is still a shocking story to so many of us. It then reminded me of how strong our nation can come to together after even a horrific event. I was thinking of making a card for the Fourth of July soon. Not only is it my favorite Holiday but I wanted to remember all the men and women who fight for our country to keep it free. I then remembered the song by Lee Greenwood "Proud To Be An American". The song goes straight to my heart and always brings tears to my eyes. I once even seen the dancing fountains at the Bellagio, Las vegas...dance to this song. It was so beautiful and it will always touch me so very deeply. So this is a card to tribute to the friends, family and love ones in the Boston Marathon and to salute all the men and women who fight for us.

 Thank You from the bottom of my heart!

This is a funky folded card that was designed by Cheryl. I haven't made one in a while and I really love how fast and easy it really is to make. I used lots of bling and spellbinders diecuts. The little stars I cut out twice and glued a piece of wire in between to hold them up. I then glittered them with fairy dust glitter by Donna Salazar. The papers are all from K & Company and I made more little Bitty Blossoms with the same paper line. 

I even did the inside to match the outside with even more bling. This card really shines! 

God Bless All of Us! 

I'm so Proud To Be An American! 

See you soon... 

xoxo

It's Your Day *TSTR #162 "Pretty Shabby"*

Hello, I wanted to share with you today my shabby chic card inspired by this week's The Shabby Tea Room #162 "Pretty Shabby" Challenge. So when I check out the week's photo inspiration, I tend to lean towards the photo completely. I guess it is because when I am making cards in general I am inspired by photos...so once again here is what I think looks like the photo (below). I used lots of Cheery Lynn Diecuts on this 5 x 5 card. The butterfly, the roses, the kraft leaves, doilies and the beautiful window. The branches behind the leaves are from Spellbinders "mixd media elements" by Donna Salazar.

This week's challenge was to use the colors in the photo as well as something recycled. My recycled item was popsicle sticks. I used 4 in total. Two are the base and two were cut up in 2 inches and layered sideways for the steps with pearls on the ends. 

Here is the photo inspiration...see what I mean! lol

All the bottles were cut with my cricut "walk in my garden" vases at 1 inch in turquoise and white cardstock. I then added diamond glaze to the tops for a glossy and water look. All the tiny flowers were made with a punch bunch and I added pearls in the centers. 

Here you can see the true dimension to this card. I made the tag with a new diecut from Heartfelt Creations and the sentiment was stamped from a wine stamp set. I tend to use the computer quite a bit for my sentiments and almost did again but then I found the perfect size stamp for this small tag. :)

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you get inspired by the photo as much as I did too! 

Have a great evening. 

Hugs...