Thursday, October 30, 2014

Fun Falloween Challenge with Poppy Stamps!! =)

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Hello!!
I want to share the FUN FALLOWEEN CHALLENGE Card I've made for the New Poppy Stamps Challenge over on their Blog!! I decided to create a FUN Layered Card using the AWESOME Mod Flower Background Die that I won on the Poppy Stamps Blog this Spring during their Spring Blog Blitz!! =)  I was SO EXCITED because I had wanted this Die SO MUCH!! =) Then when I saw the New Big Bubble Background Die I knew I had to have it so I could layer them together for even more options!! =)  Their Winter Blog Blitz is going on now so if you'd LOVE a chance to win some of their New Dies go and check it out!! They have a New chance to win each day until Nov. 21st!! WHOOP WHOOP!!I started by die cutting the Mod Flower Background 3 times from White Cardstock for a FUN Dimensional Design!! =) Then I die cut it from tree different DCWV Glitter Cardstock and cut the flowers away to  layer them on the Background!! I cut the Big Bubble Background from Black Cardstock and then layered it over the top to finish it all off!! I added some Pearls to the Centers of the Flowers and added it to a Kraft A2 Card Base!! I LOVE the way it turned out!!
 


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

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Two Cards using PHP Die Cut Stickers!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm stopping by to share two cards I have created for you today!!
I'm up over on the Paper House Productions Blog today and this week we are focusing on our AWESOME Die Cut Stickers!! I thought it would be FUN to show you how to use them on your Cards!! They are BEAUTIFUL all on their own, but you can dress them up and make them POP even more!! I've made two cards for today!!
This first one I've used the BEAUTIFUL Bright Colored Leaf Die Cut and have added just alittle Distress Ink to the Edges of it and then some Rock Candy Distress Glitter for an added touch and I LOVE how it just REALLY Shines!! =)


I started by covering my Card Base with the Tree Bark Patterned Paper from the PHP Great Outdoors 6x6 Paper Pad!! I then cut a strip of Cream Cardstock and die cut a Stitched Circle then added a Kraft Stitched Circle Die Cut to adhere my Leaf using some Foam Tape!! I added a THANKS Die Cut and some Distress Ink Splatters to the edges of my Cream Cardstock for some added interest!! A little more Rock Candy Distress Glitter on a few of the Splatters finishes off my first card!!


For my second card I started with a Woods PHP Patterned Paper for my Card Base and then die cut a Stitched Circle from some Kraft Cardstock and inked the edges and added a Few Gold Splatters!! I added my Deer Die Cut using Foam Tape for added dimension!! Then an Out Doors Sticker to finish it off!! I hope I've given you some FUN Ideas on ways you can use and Dress up your PHP Die Cut Stickers!! For more AWESOME Inspiration I hope you'll check out the Paper House Production Blog where the DT will be sharing Project and Inspiration ALL Week!!
I'm also linking these up for the
Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog
This week is ANYTHING GOES!!  =)
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a Fabulous Week!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Super Duo Hero Shaker Card for Beckett!! =)

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(This is my Second Post for today!! To Check out my SPOOKY HALLOWEEN Projects using Lil' Inker Designs Products, Please Scroll Down!!) Have a Fabulous Week!!  =)



Hello!!
I'm stopping in to share the Super Duo Hero Shaker Card I've made for my Oldest Son Beckett!! He is GROWING UP WAY TO FAST and is just an AWESOME Young Boy so I wanted to make a Card for him to SURPRISE HIM just for being WONDERFUL!!  =)  Since my accident he has been my Right Arm (literally)!! I don't think I could have done any of this WITHOUT him there to help me and most of the time I don't even have to ask, he just does it!! I sure hope he STAYS this way!!?? =)
So I started by Die Cutting the New PTI Circle Shaker Die Set Pieces!! I then Die Cut a Stitched Star also from PTI from some Gold Foil Cardstock!! I LOVE the way it looks!! I Layered all of my shaker elements and added some different Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh, some Martha Stewart Hexagon Glitter, some Tim Holtz Distress Glitter and some Prima Clear Seed Beads along with some Blue Cardstock Foil Sequins that I created with a Die!! I LOVE these elements all mixed together!! It makes the shaker SO MUCH FUN TO SHAKE!! =)  I adhered my Gold Foil Stitched Star to the outside of the Circle Shaker Element and then added my Super Duo Hero Image that I Colored using my Colored Pencils and Gamisol to Blend!! Then I Fussy Cut it out and went over the edges with my Black Soot Distress Marker to make it look seamless!! (HAHAHAHA this is ALL done with my Left Hand still as I still have a FULL Arm Cast on ~ I'm getting good with my Left hand aren't I)  I used Foam Tape to pop it up and then I die cut a Tag and stamped my Sentiment from the ME Everyday Greetings Stamp Set!! I heat Embossed it with Ranger Clear Embossing Powder over my Versa-Mark Black Ink to draw attention to the Sentiment!! I attached the Circle Shaker to the Center of the tag and then Die Cut the Background for my Card using the New ME Peek A Frame Creative Cuts Stitched Die from some Jen Hadfield Patterned Paper!! I then Die Cut a City Die Cut from some Black Cardstock using the ME City Scape Creative Cut!! I layered it all together after I splattered some Heidi Swapp Gold Metallic Color Shine on the Background for some added interest without adding more bulk!! I LOVE the way it came together and I CAN'T wait to see his face when I give it to him!! =)



I'm playing along with the ME October Challenge which is Anything Goes this month!!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and have a Fabulous Week!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)


Simon Says with Mama Elephant Stamptember Exclusive SUPER DUO Clear Stamps sss101466   Mama Elephant CITYSCAPE Creative Cut Steel Dies MEL-007
Mama Elephant Clear Stamp EVERYDAY GREETINGS Set ME1403-063  Mama Elephant PEEK A FRAME Creative Cuts Die Set ME14-0906

GHOSTLY HALLOWEEN PROJECTS with Lil' Inker Designs!! =)

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Hello!!
Can you believe Halloween is just a couple days away!!?? I don't know where October has gone, but it's gone WAY to FAST for me!! I'm stopping in to share some GHOSTLY Halloween Projects that I have made using some AWESOME Lil' Inker Designs Products!! As soon as I got them I had a MILLION Ideas pop in my head on ways I could use them and I only got a Few of them created, but they are SO FUN to create!! So I wanted to share them you just in case you wanted to create some of these for yourself!!
So I'll start with the CUTEST Little Ghost Felt Bag EVER!! =) I even have a Tutorial so you can see EXACTLY how to make them!! They are SO EASY to put together and will create a HUGE SMILE filled with a SPECIAL Halloween Treat!!
First Die Cut two sides of an 18x8 inch White Felt Strip!! It will look like this!!

Then Pick another color plain or patterned Felt and Die Cut a Fun Border on one side of a 5x8 inch   Piece of Felt!! Then Glue just the inside outline of the Ghosts Head down to the Pieces on both ends of the White Die Cut Ghost Strip!! You want to leave the edges of the Felt Strip FREE from Glue as we'll be sewing it later and we don't want it to cause any problems!! It will look like this once its Glued together!!

Then Fold the Wrong Sides together making sure to line everything up!! You can use Pins if you feel better doing it that way, but I just lined it up and then stitched on either side to create a 1/2 inch Seam!! I went ahead a stitched another seam at 1/4 inches too just for extra security, but you can skip this step if you'd like!! Then rim the Edges of the seams at an angle just to remove some of the bulk for a REALLY Clean Edge once we Flip it inside out!! Now you do have a FEW OPTIONS here ~ You can also sew a seam on the Right Side of your Back, but I didn't think I'd like the unfinished look!! It's an option though!! Also, if you don't have a Sewing Machine you can also just use a  Fabric Glue to Glue the Sides together and you could do this either way!! It should look like this once its Sewn/Glued together!! =)

I then Flipped it inside out and Ironed the Seams Flat using the Wool Setting on my Iron!! I wanted to add a FUN Bow so I Die Cut a Small Stitched Bow using the Lil' Inker Designs Bow Die from some Purple Felt and Glued it together and then added a Black Stitched Vintage Gold Button!! I just  LOVE the way it came together!! =)  I have made several of these for my Nieces and Nephew and my Boys and filled them with a Few Special Treats!! They are just going to LOVE them and I can't wait to see their Faces when they find out what's inside!!  =)
 

 I created these Sweet Little Gift Tags using a Kraft Prima Tag and then Die Cutting the Stitched Ghost from it and adding a Felt Stitched Ghost inlaid in the opening!! I stamped the Sweet Little Face using dome MFT Hybrid Black Ink and the Double Stamped and Embossed the FUN BOO Sentiment using the same MFT Hybrid Black Ink and some WOW Persian Blue Glitter Embossing Powder!! It says its Blue, but  when Embossed it is the PERFECT match for the Purple Felt I used on the Bow!! LOVE it!! =)
 
For my Next Project, I thought it would be FUN to create some SPOOKY Little Belly Bands of sorts for the Large Bags of MM's!! You could also do this for the Large Candy Bars and it would make the SWEETEST Teachers Gift!! I plan on giving these to Beckett Teachers and his Grandpa's as they both just LOVE Peanut MM's and they can be Decoration to as they sit on the Counter or even in the Cupboard and will make you  SMILE EVEY Time you see them!! I just cut a Strip of Felt at   x     inches and Die Cut the one end using the Lil' Inker Ghost Border Die again and then die cut the Face and backed it with some Black Felt and my Belly Band was Finished!! I wrapped it around the Bag of MM's and Glued it together and there you have it an EASY and SPOOKY Treat ready to give!!

I also thought it would be FUN to create a Coffee Cozy!! =) I used two of the Ghost Felt Border Strips and Die Cut one SCARY Face and one HAPPY Face and then Glued them together to create the Cozy Base!! Then I embellished Both Sides using the Lil' Inker Spooky Die for the Scary Face side and adhered some Wiggly Eyes and then I Die Cut another Purple Felt Stitched Bow Die for the Happy side!! This way everyone will be able to see the MOOD your in just by looking at the way you're holding the Morning Coffee Cup!! SCARY means give me some time to WAKE UP and HAPPY Side means YEAH I'm AWAKE and woke up on the right side of the bed!! =) HAHAHAHAHA!!   =)



For my Last Sweet Little Projects I've created some little Spooky Treat Packages for Beckett to take to School!! =) I've used the New Lil' Inker Designs Pinking Edge Sentiment Flag Dies on some Creative Die Cutting to Create these EASY and SPOOKY little Halloween Treat Holders!!  I used the Largest Die and then Die Cut them using a 6x6 Paper!! Lining the Die up and not cutting it to the end of the die!! Then I flipped the Die over and Die Cut it again just creating the same Pinking Edge on the other end!! So when you score the and Fold them you have a matching Pinking Edge on both ends!! =) I then was able to fit a Miniature Candy Bar inside of each Holder!! I thought the Pinking Edge lended itself to creating Hair so I used that to my advantage when I was Creating these Cute Little Spooks!! I made a Bat, a Cat, Frankenstein, and a Pumpkin using Several of my other Lil' Inker Designs Dies to create the Face Parts I needed to create these!! I just LOVE how they came together!! (the stitched Triangles and Pumpkin Mouth are from a PTI Stitched Pumpkin Die Set)

So Hopefully, I have given you some ideas on ways you can use your Lil' Inker Designs Dies and add some SPOOKY FUN to the HALLOWEEN activities you have going on!!
I'm also linking these up for the
Simon Monday Challenge Blog
This Weeks Challenge is TREATS!! =)
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and have a FABULOUS HALLOWEEN WEEK!!
Just had to Close with this SWEET Picture of Greyson playing PEEK-A-BOO with me in his Swing!! =) I just LOVE this little guy!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

   Ghost Border Die Set   Stitched Ghosts Die Set   Pinking Edge Sentiment Flag Die Set   Cut It Out Clouds & Accessories Die Set   Bow Die - Small   Spooky Word Die   Boo & Faces Stamps   Stitched Stars Die Set   Stitched Hearts Die Set   Acorn Die

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Paper Trey Ink October Blog Hop!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm stopping in to share the Sweet Holiday Thank You Card that I have made for the Paper Trey Ink October Blog Hop!!  I wanted to create a Giant Snowflake and use the colors as my Inspiration for this Card!! I started by Embossing the Large Mehndi Medallion Impression Plate onto my Card Front!!
Papertrey Ink - Mehndi Medallion Impression Plate
I then too my Colored Pencils in the colors close to the Inspiration Colors!!I used Gamsol to smooth it out!! Then I added a Layered Flower and some Sequins and Seed Beads for some EXTRA Texture and Sparkle like falling Snow!! I stamped my Sentiment using a sentiment from the PTI Stamp Set!!  I LOVE how it turned out!! =)


I hope you'll join us for the FUN!! THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by!!
If your INTERESTED in some FUN HALLOWEEN Ideas you'll have to stop back by my Blog tomorrow for a FUN POST FULL of Ideas, Plus a Tutorial!! Whoop Whoop!! =) I'll be using my Lil' Inker Stamps and Dies!! Hope to see you tomorrow!! =) Have a Fabulous Weekend!! =)

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA    =)

Friday, October 24, 2014

Inky Paws Challenge #15 - Add a little Sparkle!! =)

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Inky Paws Challenge #15 - Add a Little Sparkle - Newton's Nook Designs

Hello!!
Happy Friday!! Are you ready for the weekend!!? We are planning on going to the Pumpkin Patch this weekend with the boys and I can't WAIT!! It will be Greyson's first time and I think Beckett is just as EXCITED!!
I'm stopping in to share the Card I've made for the New
Inky Paws Challenge #15 - Add a little Sparkle!
If you have time to play along with us I'd LOVE to see what you create!! =)
I wanted to create a Fall Themed Card just to show that you can use the Inspiration Photo as a jumping off point and that is ALL that is meant to be!! You can use it to SPARK your Creativity and to use the Supplies that you have on hand!! =)  Plus there are Prizes up for Grabs!! =) Who doesn't like Prizes!!?? The Challenge winner will receive a $10 store credit to our online store and a Inky Paws Challenge Top Pick Badge to add to your blog! If we get more than 15 participants, we will choose two winners so be sure to tell your friends to play along!!

You'll have two weeks to play along. Deadline to enter is Friday, November 7th, 2014 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND blog on Sunday, November 9th.

So I started by stamping several of the Leaf Images from the Newton's Nook Designs Falling into Autumn Set in Simon Says Stamp Inks and then I took my Judikins Sticky Stuff Embossing Powder and poured it onto the Leaves before they were dry!! Then after heat embossing I added my Glitter and Fussy Cut the Leaves out!! I was going for a FUN Fall Leaf Banner and I LOVE the way it turned out!!  =) My background was die cut from a Simon Says Stamp Thanks Card Die and I LOVE it!! I die cut it twice so I could make the THANKS stand out!! I then added it to my Lawn Fawn Plaid Paper Card Base and my card was finished!!




I sure hope you'll join us for some FUN!! =)
I'm also linking this up for the Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday Challenge and the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge ~ Anythings Goes!! We were asked to use these Colors as our Jumping of Point and I think it turned out PERFECT!! =)
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THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)