MFTWSC152 Challenge!! ;)

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Hello!!
I wanted to share the card I made for the MFTWSC 152 Challenge this week over on the MFT Blog!! If you're NEW to this challenge it's a weekly challenge that they hold on their Blog with a New Sketch each week to play along with!!
I decided to use one of their older sets that was a Favorite of mine last year!! I just LOVE this Tree!! I decided to stamp it onto some wood veneer paper and to use a couple different embossing powders to really make the different parts of the tree come to life!! I also flipped the sketch to make it work better with my image!! I used different dies from the BluePrint Die Sets for all of my shapes!!

I just LOVE the way it came together!!
Thanks so much for stopping by today and have a Fabulous Week!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  ;)

The Crafts Meow is Closing!! Farewell Blog Hop!! =)

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Hello!!
Well you aren't seeing a typo!! Even though it saddens me to write this post today, I know that even good things can sometimes come to an end and this is one of those times!! I can't say enough good things about Lisa and The Craft's Meow and I'm so THANKFUL that I have had the chance to not only have met Lisa in person, but to have served as a Guest and Design Team member for her!!
Today I made a card that sums up exactly how I am feeling!! This is for you Lisa!! =)
You should have came from the AMAZING Nina Brackett!!

 

I've used three different sets to create my card for today that you can find in the store by clicking on the image!!

 

 

 

I hope you'll join us in this Farewell Blog Hop and that you'll go and shop the AWESOME Sale!!

The Craft's Meow store is closing its doors at the end of December. All stamp sets have been marked down by as much as 75%! Stock is limited... once it's gone, it's gone for good, so please shop early for the best selection. All orders of $25 or more will receive a free gift with purchase. Flat rate shipping is $3.00 for all US orders and $12 for all International orders. Please see the store blog for details, or click over to The Craft's Meow store to start shopping!

Your next stop is the very talented Gayatri Murali!!

THANKS so much for stopping by and have a Fabulous Week!! 

 

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA  =)

Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge #05!! =)

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!
I wanted to stop in and share some cards I have mmade using some of the New Stamps from Newton's Nook Designs!! I just can't get enough of these images they are so CUTE!! =)
I have two cards to share with you today and hopefully if you're not already in the Holiday Spirit (!!??) these will get you there~!!??  =)
The first card I made using the Sketch for the New Inky Paws Challenge #05!!  I had so mush FUN Creating this little scene and playing around with the Snow Day, Frozen Friends, and Winged Wishes stamp sets!!
     

I combined parts from all of them to create my card for the challenge!!

 

 

I decided to make a Sweet Little Couple of Snow Shoe Hare's!! I just LOVE these little cutties and in the winter we have a TON of these guys around the farm!! It's always so FUN to see them!! I also wanted to dress them up so I used the Hat and the Scarf from the Penguin and then I created a Snowflake Bow for the Girl Hare using the Heart Snowflake!! I stamped them out and then fussy cut them and they fit perfectly onto the images!! I also added some Fun Fluff for their tummies and I think it finished them off perfeclty!! I die cut a Rectangle from the Lil' Inker Design's Stiched Dies and I made a FUN little snow scene and stamped some of the snowflakes and the little hearts in the background using Memory Box Forst White Ink!! I added some Distress Glitter for the Snow Bank and the Snowflake centers and I LOVE the way it came together!! For the Banner I used Vellum and Stamped and embossed it in White Embossing Powder!! I also added the Hearts Border at the Bottom using Sticky Stuff and some Distress Glitter!! I wanted something for the space so it didn't seem so bare and this was the Perfect touch!! After looking at it I wish I would have stamped two of these images and went all the way across the bottom of the card, but I wasn't thinking I wanted to do that at the time!! Oh well I still LOVE the way it looks!!

For my second card I wanted to create a One-Layer Card!!??

I stared by stamping out the Images onto some Water Color Paper and then I used my Faber- Castell Aquarelle Water Color Pencils to color them in!!  I decided to go ahead and Paper Piece the hats and Scarves and then I added some Gloves to the little Bear!! I stamped the Snowflakes and added some Distress Glitter for the centers!! I found these mini mini wiggly eyes while we were in Kearney and just knew I had to add these to make them come alive even more!! OMG they are so CUTE!! I used Black Liquid Pearls for the buttons and then I added a Distress Glitter Snow Bank!!

So although I added a few little dimensional touches this card is all one layer stamped images!!

 

I stamped on the inside and still left some space for my handwritten message!!

So I hope you have a FABULOUS THANSGIVING DAY/WEEKEND and that these cards have helped in getting you into the Holiday Spirit if you weren't already!! THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and if you're looking for more Inspiration I hope you'll stop by the Challenge Post to see all of the other AMAZING Entries!!

 

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA  =) 

JustRite Friday Challenge #110 Bleach Stamping Technique!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm here to share the cards I made today for the
JustRite Friday Challenge #110 - Bleach Stamping Technique!!
I decided to try this technique in two different ways so I have two cards to share!! This one was created just by adding Bleach to my stamped and embossed images with a paint brush right on the cardstock!! I used black and kraft cardstock and I really love the look!! I started by stamping the Autumn Swirls Background Stamp onto some Kraft cardstock and then I embossed the image using clear embossing powder!! I took a paint brush and painted on bleach right over the top of the whole background!! I stamped the entire background with the Sentiment Give Thanks in Black also from the Autumn Vintage Labels Three Stamp Set!! Then I Stamped the Large Label from the Autumn Vintage Labels Three Stamp Set onto some black Cardstock and then I embossed it using clear embossing powder and then I only colored in part of the image using a paint brush and straight bleach!! I die cut it using the coordinating Vintage Labels Three Dies by Spellbinder!! I aslo stamped the fun leaf border and did the same thing then fussy cut them out and layetred two of them together!! I die cut another larger label and then added some ribbon, burlap twine and a button!! I really love the simple but ornate look!!

So I hope if you haven't tried this technique you'll give it a try!! I will totally be trying this again!! If you need some AWESOME Inspiration please visit the challenge page you'll be AMAZED at all of the other entries!! THANKS for stopping by and have a Fabulous THANKSGIVING Weekend!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA =)

JustRite Friday Challenge #110!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm here to share the cards I made today for the
JustRite Friday Challenge #110 - Bleach Stamping Technique!!
I decided to try this technique in two different ways so I have two cards to share!!  This one was created just by adding Bleach to my stamps and stamping straight on the cardstock!! I used black and kraft cardstock and I really love the look!! Infact I liked the look so much I decided not to add to many embellishments because I wanted the Bleached Stamping to be the Center of the show!! I started by stamping the Autumn Swirls Background Stamp onto some black cardstock!! Then I Stamped the Large Label from the Autumn Vintage Labels Three Stamp Set onto Kraft Cardstock and then I die cut it using the coordinating Vintage Labels Three Dies by Spellbinder!! I die cut another larger label and then added some buttons and roundedthe corners of my card and it was finished!! I really love the simple but ornate look!!

 

So I hope if you haven't tried this technique you'll give it a try!! I will totally be trying this again!! If you need some AWESOME Inspiration please visit the challenge page you'll be AMAZED at all of the other entries!! THANKS for stopping by and have a Fabulous THANKSGIVING Weekend!!

 

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES

LARISSA  =)

Paper Trey Ink Paper Houses Blog Hop!! =)

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Hello!!
Stopping in to share a FUN little Gift Box I made for the Paper Trey Ink Blog Hop!!
We were asked to create a Little Paper House!!

Although I think these are so CUTE I just didn't have the time to create a 3-D Version and I wanted to play along so I decided to pull out the PTI Boards and Beams Stamp Set and I created a FUN 3-D Gift Box that I plan on giving to a friend!! I filled it with some matching THANK You gift cards that she can send!! I hope this qualifies and I hope you'll go and check out all of the AMAZING Little Paper Houses that everyone has made!! EYE CANDY GAYLOR!!  =)

THANKS for stopping by and have a Fabulous Week!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Holiday Chalkboard FUN with Lil' Inker Designs!! =)

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Hello!!
I wanted to share a FUN Card I made using some of my New Products from Lil' Inker Designs!! I just LOVE this Cover Up Christmas Die and I thought it would make an AWESOME Holiday Chalkboard Card!! I ended up cutting it so I could create a FUN 3-d Felt Christmas Tree and I LOVE the way it turned out!! I used the Cover Up Christmas Die, the Holly Jolly Dies and the Starry Night Sky Die to create my card!! I have been LOVING the chalkboard style lately and I will be back later this week to share a video on how you can create a Card like this using some of your Favorite Lil' Inker Designs Products and an Artist Pitt White Pastel Pencil from Faber-Castell!!
Here is my finished card!!

THANKS so much for stpping by and have a Fabulous Week!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Birthday Bow Fun with Lil' Inker Designs!! =)

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Hello!!
We've had a FUN Filled weekend!! We spent the day Saturday with my Family!! We went to our First Disney On Ice and it was AMAZING!!

My Sisters Kylee, Britni, Me and Skyler!!


Our Little's posing with The Little Mermaid Friends!!

Adam and Greyson Enjoying the Show!! =)
(Sorry for the quality of these pictures they were taken with my Phone)

We also got some of our Holiday Decor up and I'm SO EXCITED about it being Greyson's First Christmas!!
I wanted to share some Holiday/Birthday Gifts I've been making!! I try to make hair bows for my nieces several times each year and I have used some Dies from Lil' Inker Design's for these bows I'm sharing today!!
I die cut several layers of felt and layered them together to create these Hair Bows!! Even the CUTE Tags are made from two different dies also from Lil' Inker Designs!!  My niece will be turning one shortly after Christmas, so I wanted to make some FUN Birthday Bows!! I was inspired by a Picture that was shared awhile back on their Blog during their 3rd Birthday Celebration and these were what I came up with!!

 I used the Folding Tag Die Original, Cover Up Die Pieced Chevrons for the Tag and the Stitched Circles, Balloon Dies and the Sunshine Die Small for the FUN Party Hat Barrett!! It's a 3-D Mini Party Hat and I can't wait to take some pictures of it in Raelee's Hair!!  =)

I used the Folding Tag Die Original, Cover Up Die Pieced Chevrons for the Tag and the Bow Die Small, Sunshine Dies Small and Large to create this FUN Flower Barrette!!
THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a Fabulous Weekend!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)