Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Beckett 1st Grade and MFT Sketch Challenge!! =)

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Hello!!
Hope your week is off and running!!??  =)
We are starting our 1st Full Week of school and so far Beckett LOVES 1st Grade!! He actually likes his teacher so much he told Greyson on the way to school this morning that he hopes Greyson gets to have her for his 1st Grade Teacher!! That's only 6 yrs. from now, so we will see!!  =)
As a parent though, it gives you a peaceful feeling when you hear that your child likes his teacher that much!! =) Here is Beckett on his first day back at school!!

So anyway, today I wanted to share a card I made for the MFT Sketch Challenge!!

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We were supposed to use this sketch to make a card!!
I changed the placement of a few things, but they are all still present on the card!! =)
I used the Beautiful Poppy Stamp Set and I decided it would be FUN to make them more 3-D!! So I stamped them several times and cut them into layers and then I added some Martha Stewart Beads to the center for even more dimension!! I really LOVE the way they turned out!! I placed the flags on the side of the focal point square and I think it balanced out my card alittle better!!
Here is my finished card!!



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

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Monday, August 26, 2013

Enjoying the View with Stampendous!! =)

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Stampendous August Challenge!!
I wanted to stop in and share the card I made for the Stampendous August Challenge using the Sweet little Butterfly Mouse and the Daisy Stamp!!
I stamped the Daisy and then used my White Water Color Pencil to add some color!! I added some glue and the Yellow Micro Fine Glitter for the center of the Daisy and I LOVE the way it turned out!! I wanted to paper piece the Butterfly Mouse so I stamped and heat embossed the Image on several different pieces of Prima Patterned Paper!! I cut all of the pieces out and then pieced them together adding ink and water color to them as I went for more interest!! For the wings after I water colored them, I added some Crackle Glossy Accents and then some Micro Fine Glitter in Silver!! I let it dry and the effect is really neat in real life!! I added the mouse to the wings using foam tape and then added it to my card with more foam tape for even more dimension!! I really LOVE the way it turned out!! Here are some pictures of my finished card!!



THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and have a Fabulous Week!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Paper Trey Ink Sugar Coated Glitter Ribbon!! =)

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Isn't  this a Beautiful Box!!??
I know my sister is going to LOVE it!!
She celebrated a birthday yesterday and I made some jewelry for her and this box was the PERFECT wrapping!! After seeing Erin Lincoln's Glittered Ribbon Box, I knew it was the perfect fit for my gift! I have tried this technique before, but I wasn't really happy with it because the tape came off a couple weeks later!! So this time around I used alittle glue first before adhering the the down ie tape it worked great and the tape isn't going anywhere this time!!
I used a Box and Banner dies along with the Birthday stamp all from PTI!! The paper is from Prima!! I LOVE it!!
 
THANKS for stopping by and have a Fabulous Week!!  =)
 
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA 

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Paper Trey Ink Blog Hop!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm stopping in to share a card I made during a break from moving my sister into her new home!! So this is going to be a fast post!!  =)
I layered my flowers using felt, cardstock and vellum and embossed my title!! I love the clean and simple design!!
Here is my finished card!!

THANKS for stopping by today and have a Fabulous Week!! =)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Guest Designing on the Design Memory Craft Blog!! =)

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Hello!!

Hope your having an AMAZING Weekend!!
I wanted to stop in and let you know I am sharing my Last post as a Guest Designer over on the Design Memory Craft Blog today!! Here is a Sneak Peek of what I am sharing!!

 I share how to use your Stamper's Big Brush Pens to add shading and then use the Artist Pitt Pens to trace and outline the images!! I use Gesso and Gel Medium to cover and seal my pages both before and after adding any images to my Journal!! This makes it easier to fix any mistakes I may make along the way!! =)
 I hope you'll stop by and leave me some LOVE!!

THANKS SO MUCH and I hope you have a Fabulous Weekend!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

On Your Special Day!! =)

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Hello!!
Hope you're having a Fabulous Week!!?? I have another card to share that I made for the
JustRite Friday Challenge #103 - Things With Wings
I wanted to use the Spellbinder Die Set Bird Sanctuary I got and it was a PERFECT fit for this challenge!! I started by Stamping the Sweet Lace Background Stamp with Versa Mark onto Vellum and Heat Embossed it using some Lemon Embossing Powder!! LOVE THIS SO MUCH!! Just looks so YUMMY to me!! =)  Next I die cut the Birdcage Die from some Pretty Cherry Wood Veneer Paper and then I added some of the negative pieces for some added touches!! I inked the edges to make it pop off the card alittle too!! I then stamped the Large Label from the Birthday Vintage Labels Four Stamp Set and I wanted it to be very light so I used some Old Paper Distress Ink and I really like the look I got, kind of like a water mark!! I die cut it out using the coordinating Spellbinder Die and it was the perfect back drop to my Birdcage!! I then stamped the Banner from the Botanical Medallions & Banners Stamp Set and added it to the bottom of the Birdcage!! I die cut the Bird and stamped it with a Doily from the Dainty Dollies Stamp Set!! I then topped off the Birdcage with a Fun Matching Bow and some May Arts Burlap Twine and a MFT Matching Button!! I SO LOVE the way this turned out and I can't wait to make my sister SMILE!! =)
 

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Butterfly Happy Birthday card with Justrite Stamps!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm Back!! We went on Vacation to Ponca Nebraska and went camping!! Beckett had a BLAST!! He caught TONS of fish and we got to fishing on the River which was something new to him!! Greyson was a PERFECT Baby and I think he was Glad to be home, so he could get back to his nap schedule!! Beckett started 1st Grade yesterday and he enjoyed the first day of school, but said he missed Greyson TOO MUCH!! =) I will share some pictures later this week!! =)

Today I wanted to share a card I made for the
JustRite Friday Challenge #103 - Things With Wings!!
I decided it would be FUN to use some of my New Spellbinder Dies!! I used the New 5x7 Elegant Labels 4 the #3 Die, Basic Lattice and Labels 4 #6 Die to create a FUN Screen!! I LOVE the look it gives and it frames the Medium Label from the Grateful Heart Vintage Labels Two Stamp Set!!  I water colored it using my Faber-Castell Aquarelle Water Color Pencils!!  Then I added some Rock Candy Stickle!! I layered the flowers to make them more realistic!! I used the coordinating Spellbinder die to cut the label out and then popped it up on the Screened Frame I made!! Behind the screen I stamped the Shabby Music Background Stamp and then for the edge of the card I used the Borders and die cut a matching edge to my frame using the New Spellbinder A2 Bracket Borders One Edge Dies!! I added a Bow and a button along with some Butterflies from the Botanical Butterflies Stamp Set with a Happy Birthday Tag I stamped using the Birthday Vintage Labels Four Stamp Set and my card was finished!! Here are some pictures of my finished card!! I LOVE the way it turned out!!



THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and have a FABULOUS Hump Day!!

COUNTY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Monday, August 19, 2013

Get Well Fall Card with Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge 2!! =)

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Hello!!
Are you ready for another
Cool Shades Challenge over on the
Paper Smooches SPARK Challenge Blog!?



Cocoa, Coral, Kraft, Yellow
 
The Cool Shades challenge starts at 12am EST August 19th. Be sure to link up your creation before August 25th at 10:59pm EST.

We have been experiencing some very cool temperatures and with the color palette I just felt like a Fall Card would be FUN!! I started out by stamping the Bare Tree Image from the Winter Groves Stamp Set with Versa Mark and Heat Embossed it using some Clear Bark Embossing Powder by Stampendous!! I then took the little leaf outline image from the Spookalicious Stamp Set and stamped it using Classic Kraft, Pure Poppy and Golden Harvest PTI Dye Ink!! I really like the way it brought the try to life using the different inks!! I then die cut the Get Well Die and added it to the bottom of my tree panel!! I took the Dots Border from the Borderlicious Stamp Set and the bottom 1/2 of my card front using Colorbox Creamy Brown Chalk Ink!! I added the red ribbon and tied a bow off to the side and then added some Maya Road Leaf pins in the same Brown color!! I really  LOVE the way it came together!! Here are some Pictures of my Finished Card!! =)


I sure hope you'll join us for some FUN and that you'll go and check out all of the other cards that were created by the rest of the PSS DT!!  =)
  
THANKS so much for stopping by and have a Fabulous Week!!
 
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Monday, August 12, 2013

BEE-yond Fabulous with The Craft's Meow!! =)

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(If your looking for the DeNami Design Sweet & Simple Blog Hop please Scroll Down!!  =)


Hello!!
Hope your week is off to a GREAT Start!!
I wanted to share a card I made for the Summer Blog Hop Challenge over on The Craft's Meow Blog!!
I decided to use the Thanks Bee to Thee and the Lovely Labels 18 Stamp Sets to create my FUN Summer Themed Card!! I wanted to use a Yellow, Red and Black color scheme and I'm following a sketch from the Retro Sketches Blog!!

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So first off I flipped the Sketch and stamped the hexagon border and then paper pieced it using the different colors!! I also thought it would be FUN to pop a couple of them up for some contrast!! I  stamped the label and some of the single hexagons and added them to the inside of the label!! I stamped some of the butterflies and water colored them using Faber-Castell Aquarelle water color pencils!! I added some glitter copics and pop them up on the different hexagons!! For my sentiment I decided to Heat Emboss it for added texture and then used some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and Glam splatters for some added color!! I LOVE the way my card came together!! 
Here are some pictures of the finished card!!



Well Hopefully you'll have a chance to play along with the challenge and if not atleast go and check out all of the AMAZING Inspiration!! You have until 11:59 p.m., EST, Wednesday, August 14th =)
THANKS for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Sweet & Simple Blog Hop with DeNami Design!! =)

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Hello!!
I hope your having a FABULOUS Weekend!!
I am so EXCITED to be a part of the DeNami Design Sweet & Simple Blog Hop!!

When: The blog hop starts on August 11th at 6 AM, PST. However, you have until August 12th, 2013, 11:59 pm PST, to leave comments on all the blogs (to be eligible for a prize).

Prizes: We are giving away THREE $20 gift certificates to our website! We'll be giving away one gift certificate to a random participant (DT members not eligible) and then we'll also be giving away TWO gift certificates to TWO

So lets get to the FUN!!
You should have came from the Blog of the talented Tina Milbourn!!
I decided to make a couple different cards for today!! I have been seeing all of the New Products that were shared for the Winter CHA and I couldn't resist making a couple Fall Inspired Cards!! Now Simple for me is just alittle hard!! I am a more is better type of designer so these creations were really FUN and made me step outside of my comfort area alittle which I LOVE to do every once in awhile!! Sweet for me can mean so many things and for this challenge I went with the SWEET Chick Images!! I used a couple different ones to create my cards for today!!  Here are some pictures!!



For my First Fall card I started by Embossing my Background with a  Life Style Crafts Embossing Folder and then I stamped my Images (PF49 Thanksgiving Chickies stamp set and F191 Give Thanks Circle) and used a circle punch to punch it out!! Then I backed it with a Scalloped Circle punch added some Twine and it was finished!!

For my last card I wanted to use the Sweet K87 Thanksgiving Chickies Image!! I just LOVE these Chicks!! I wanted to leave them uncolored for a minimalist look and with the Embossed Kraft Background (using a Tim Holtz Embossing Folder) and the scalloped trim; I really LOVE how it pops off the card!! I added some twine and my card was finished!! Can't get much Sweeter or Cuter than that can it!!

So I hope you were Inspired and that you'll pull out your DeNami Products and get Crafty!!  =)
It's NEVER to early to create those Holiday Cards!!
Your next stop is the AMAZING Tammy Hobbs!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Sending You Love and Laughter!! =)

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Hello!! 
I'm here to share the card I have made for the
JustRite Friday Challenge #102 - Color Inspiration!!
I am in LOVE with this color combo and that BEAUTIFUL Inspiration Photo!!
After looking through my Justrite Stamps, I decided it would be FUN to layer several different Labels kinda mimicking the cups that are stacked together!! I wanted to use Vellum that I embossed with Gold for a tie into the Gold Rims on the Cups and Saucers!! I also thought it would be FUN to add a tri colored butterfly that I heat embossed and water colored it to match!! I added the Vintage Lace, Pom Pom ribbon and the Stripped Ribbon and a bow!!  A few Gems finish it off and I LOVE the way it turned out!!

I used the Sweet Lace Background Stamp  and heat embossed it with Gold Embossing Powder onto vellum!! I used the Birthday Vintage Labels Four and the Live, Love, Laugh, Vintage Labels Two and the coordinating Spellbinder's Dies and heat embossed them with pink and blue embossing powder!! For the Butterfly I used the Botanical Butterflies Set!!
Here are some pictures of my finished card!!




THANKS so much for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Monday, August 5, 2013

You're Simply the BEST!! with Penny Black!!

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Hello!!
I am going to share some of my most recent creations using some of my Favorite Penny Black Stamps!! I am playing along with their FUN Beat The Heat Challenge!!
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You can visit their BLOG too either play along or to be INSPIRED!!  =)
So for my card today I have used some of my FAVORITE New Stamp Sets!!

Sunny Days and Edge to Edge
   
I found this old Music Book among my Grandpas things and I thought it would be AWESOME to stamp and watercolor some of these images onto the Music paper!! I thought it would be FUN to create this for my Father-In-Law for his birthday!! He LOVES to fish with Beckett so it will be a PERFECT fit!! I used my Faber-Castell Aquarelle Water Color Pencils to color it in and then I added it to my card front!! It was pretty britle so I had a couple rips, but I think it just adds to the look!!
I stamped and embossed my sentiment and it was finished!! I LOVE how it turned out!!




Well THANKS for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

WOW!! THX!! with Penny Black!!

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Hello!!
I am going to share some of my most recent creations using some of my Favorite Penny Black Stamps!! I am playing along with their FUN Beat The Heat Challenge!!
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You can visit their BLOG too either play along or to be INSPIRED!!  =)
So for my card today I have used some of my FAVORITE New Stamp Sets!!
Sunny Days and Charms
   
along with the Fleur De Lys


I wanted to create a FUN design and the Circle seemed to fit with this CUTE Image!! I used my MFT Circle Die and then a Lil' Inkers Stitched Circle Die!! I stamped the background with a Colorbox white pigment ink and I LOVE the look!! I water colored my image using Faber-Castell Aqaurelle Water Color Pencils and I LOVE the way it turned out!! To age it alittle I added some Distress Ink in Old Paper!! I stamped and cut out the tags and stamped the sentiments from the Charms set and think it adds just the right touch!! Here is my Finished card!! =)


 

Well THANKS for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)