Shabby Chic Valentine

Yeah!  It's Thursday!  It is also time for another challenge at Cute Card Thursday!  This week we want to see your cards that feature a recipe of 123...any combo it can be 1 paper, 2 ribbons, 3 buttons or 1 image, 2 flowers and 3 papers....the combo is entirely up to you.  This week's sponsor is "Simply Betty Stamps", hop on over to the Cute Card Thursday Challenge blog for more information.

I've started making Valentine cards!  They are one of my favorites because I just love the colors!  Pinks, burgundy, purples, ect. all so girly and I'm all about being girly!  Both of my images today are from the new So Special Collection.  I used "King Tilda" and "Mini Tilda with Many Hearts"(for my tag).  My recipe is 1 tag, 2 designer papers and 3 ribbons.  The tag was cute with the "Lacy Labels" cartridge from Cricut.  I had so much fun distressing and "shabby chicing" everything!  I embossed the oval behind King Tilda with an embossing folder from Stampin Up!

Nothing says Shabby Chic like lace, ribbon and buttons so I added lots of them!

Thanks for dropping by today!  See you again soon!

Lisa

Lacy Love

Good day everyone!!  I'm so glad you stopped by!  Today is Thursday so that means a new challenge at Cute Card Thursday.  This weeks theme is "Out With The Old!" we want to see you use up some old stash....papers, embellishments etc. It doesn't all need to be old, but we want you to use as much old stuff as possible.  That is quite easy for me as my "old" stash seems to take on a life of its own!  I don't know why I save all those little pieces, they just collect dust but nonetheless I do (we all do!).

I used a cute little hAnglar toddler girl for my image, sentiment is also from hAnglar.  I just love this collection of toddlers from them.  The little girls polkadot shirt is the cutest!  I cute the background with the Paper Lace cartridge from Cricut.  The flower border under the image is a Martha Stewart punch.  I'm sorry but I can't remember who the paper is from...it was from my stash afterall!  I glammed up her wings with Diamond Stickles.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft.

copics:

skin:  E00, E21

clothes:  BG0000, BG10, B41, B00

hair:  E41, E43, E44

shoes:  E31, E33

Thanks for stopping by!

Lisa

Thanks!

The holidays are just about over and I can't wait for the kids to go back to school so I can finally clean up the house!  I don't know about you, but everytime I try to pick something up at least 10 more things seem to appear!  It's a never ending job. 

Today's card is for Cute Card Thursday, our theme is "Thank You".  Simply make a "Thank You!" card...for whatever reason you like...as long as it says Thank You on it somewhere.

It was so nice to make a card that was not Christmas.  Tilda With Flowing Hair is one of my all time favorite images.  I just love the little flower basket.  The flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft.  I found the beautiful butterfly at Michaels.

Copics:

Skin:  E00, E21

Hair:  E41, E43, E44

Dress:  R00, R01, R02, B0000, B41

Basket: E43, E44, Flowers: B41, B45

Thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to come back after New Years for a chance to win my awesome Blog Candy!!  You won't want to miss this one!

Lisa

The blues

Hello all!!  Glad to see you again.  Today at Cute Card Thursday, the theme is "The Blues".  Now I have to say that blue is my favorite color and in the next couple of days you will see A LOT of blue from me!!  I chose to use the beautiful hAnglar angel today for my card.  I just love her, she is so calm and serene and I just love how she is holding the ornament, like it is the most precious thing to her.

The awesome reindeer in the background was cut with the new Christmas Lace cartridge from Cricut.  I think the designer paper is from TPC Studios but I'm not sure, I used some scraps that I had left over and it didn't have the manufacturer on it.  The snowflakes were cut with a Martha Stewart punch and flowers are from WOC.

copics:

dress: E50, E51, E53

blues: B95, B97

hair: E41, E43, E44

skin: E00, E01, E02, E21

ornament: B0000, B41

Thanks for stopping by!

Lisa

Blue Christmas

Today at Cute Card Thursday we have an awesome sketch by Susan to follow!  Here is the sketch:

Here is my card :)

I used an image from Lily of the Valley.  The awesome filigree strands are from the new Paper Lace cartridge from Cricut!  I'm so excited to use this cartridge, it really has a lot of great stuff on it.  Designer paper is from Bo Bunny and the flowers are WOC.  Be sure to upload your card by next Wednesday night!

Thanks!

Lisa

Candy Cane Christmas

It's Thursday and it's time for another challenge at Cute Card Thursday.  This week's challenge is "Anything Goes".  So kick off your shoes, ink up those stamps and have a great time crafting!!

This week I chose to do an acetate card.  I stamped my image and cut it out, the image is the only thing that is on the front of the card, besides the flowers and a bit of bling.  My designer paper is in the inside of the card along with my sentiment.  It is a very simple card but I really like the way it turned out.

Images:  Sittle Tilda with Candy and Tin Boxes

Thanks for stopping by!

Lisa

Snow Fairy

Yes, I know it's only October but by now, in Colorado, we usually have had our first major snow storm.  The mountains have received a bit of snow already...Pikes Peak finally has snow on it again.  I just love seeing the snow up there!  This week at Cute Card Thursday the theme is "So Transparent", create a clear card or use a transparent element.

The front of my card is made with pieces of acetate, I embossed them with snowflakes and added a few punched snowflakes on the side as well.  The blue border is from the Lacy Labels cartridge from Cricut.  The Snowfairy is from Nellie Snellen and my one lonely piece of designer paper is from Bo Bunny (I think this is first time ever that I only used one piece of designer paper!! LOL!).

 

If you look really close you can see the embossed acetate.

Here is the inside.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

Lisa

You Light Up My Life

I used Fairy Tale Dragonflies and Mini Tilda from Magnolia's Fairy Tale Collection.  They are stamped on Neenah Super Smooth paper and stamp with Memento Black Ink.  I colored them with copic markers and used

Sorry the picture is blurry!  I wanted to take a picture without my Ottlite on to get the full effect of the light.

Copics:  BV0000, B0000, E01, E00, E41, E43, Y0000, YR000

Thanks for stopping by!

Lisa

Shop 'til you drop!

Good morning!  Today is Cute Card Thursday day!!  This week we have an awesome sketch by Fran.  I LOVE to shop!  (really, who doesn't?)  What is your favorite thing to shop for??  For me, it has to craft supplies hands down!  My favorite spot to buy craft supplies is 7 Kids College Fund.  Tab has a terrific variety of rubber stamps, embellishments, flowers and papers and her shipping is so fast!  My second favorite thing to shop for is clothes shopping for my kids (mostly for Katie....shhhh...don't tell Josh!!) girl clothes are so much fun to shop for.

Today's card is a gift card card for a birthday.  I used Tilda goes shopping and Boutique, both can be pre-ordered from 7 Kids College Fund.  They are stamped on Neenah Super Smooth paper and stamped with Memento Black Ink.  I used copic sketch markers.

The designer papers are from Bo Bunny.  I used an EK Success punch for the border.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Craft.

Other Challenges: Magnolia Stamp Lovers

Thanks for shopping...stopping by!

Lisa

Cute Card Thursday - Whateva!

I've been itching to do some Halloween stuff and this week at Cute Card Thursday our challenge is "Whateva" so I thought here is my chance!!  I made this adorable 8 drawer trinket box.  It has a bunch of details and took some time to make but all in all I'm happy with the way it turned out.

Here are the ingredients!

Designer paper is Basic Grey Eerie and CTMH; the spider buttons are from JoAnns.

Stamps: little pumpkins are from SU, large pumpkins are Magnolia and the little witch is from hÄnglar & stÄnglar Halloween 2008 collection.  They are stamped on Neenah Super Smooth paper and stamp with Memento Black Ink.  The haunted house stamp is from Alota.  I stamped the haunted house image in Versamark then I used black embossing powder and embossed it.  The trees are cut with my Cricut, Paper Dolls cartridge.

Here are the copics I used to color with: BG93, E21, E35, BV20, YR01, R20, N0, E44, YR04, C5, W3, YR02, E00 W1, Y38, E33, E43, Y38, R11, E50, TY63, BV23

Thanks for stopping by!

Lisa

Edited to add:  HERE is the tutorial I followed for the box.  You will need to translate it into english and I added 4 extra drawers.

Cute Card Thursday - My Best Friends

It's Cute Card Thursday time!!  This week we have a fabulous sketch from Deb.  I've been in a fall kind of mood, so my color choices are reflecting that!  As ya'll can tell from me blog, my Katie (and me, of course) just love horses!!  That is Katie and our Sweet Pea on the top of my sidebar.  Sweet Pea is sort of a mutt when it comes to breed, she is part Welsch Pony and Quarter Horse.  She is so good with children and absolutely loves Josh and Katie.  When I saw this image, I absolutely fell in love with it and had to have it!  It is from Elisabeth Bell.  Isn't she just adorable!  Katie loves playing with toy horses and it so reminds me of her.

My designer paper is from Bo Bunny, Basic Grey and Adornit.  Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima.  I have made this card into an easel card.  It is quite simple to do.  Cut your cardstock 6 x 12 inches, next score at 3" and 6".  Next cut your card topper 6 x 6 inches and attach it to the 3" part of your card and wahla!! you have an easel card.

Here is a list of the copics that I used to color with: E51, W1, G82, G0000, G12, YR0000, E35, YR23, Y0000, G21, BG93, E44, E53, E42, E43, E33, E30, E41, E00, E21.

I always us E00 and E21 for my skin color. I add shadow by adding Distress Inks.

Thanks for stopping by!

Lisa