Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Paper Sweeties Inspiration #30 Challenge ~ Hoppy Easter!! =)

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Hello!!
HAPPY April Fool's/First Day!! =)
I CAN'T BELIEVE it's already April!! Where has this year gone already!!?? We counted and Becket only has 30 Days of School left before Summer Break Starts!! That just doesn't seem possible!!
Today I'm sharing the New Paper Sweeties Inspiration #30 Challenge ~ Hoppy Easter!!
You can join in on the FUN and play along for a chance to WIN on the Paper Sweeties Blog!!
What a Week so far!! =) I have been moving into my New Craft Room and I had meant to use the New March Release Stamp Sets for my card today, but do you think I could find them!!?? I was having a PANIC Attack!!  I couldn't find a SINGLE Paper Sweeties Stamp and then finally I came across these two Stamp Sets that I had set aside to create some Easter Cards with earlier last month!! =) I used the Sweet Little Bunny from the Hippity Hoppity Stamp Set and a Basket full of Easter Eggs from the Jelly Bean Time Stamp Set and I Masked the Bunny so that I could have him standing by the Basket!! I used my Faber-Castell Aquarelle Water Color Pencils to color the images!! I add some Sweet Trim and the Some Bunny Loves You Sentiment also from the  Hippity Hoppity Stamp Set!! I LOVE the way it came together!! Here is my card!!
Now its your turn to Play Along!! For more AMAZING INSPIRATION don't forget to hop along to the DT Blogs and leave them some LOVE!!
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
April Guest Designer: Jinny Newlin
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you can play along with this months Challenge!! Have a Fabulous Week!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 March!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm stopping in to share the Tag I made for the Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2015 March!! I haven't been doing very well this year with finding the Time to Play along and today I MADE some Time!! I LOVE the WAY this turned out and the Technique with using the Distress Paints for the Background was SUPER FUN!! =) I used a mixture of Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn and Brushed Pewter!! I wish you could see how this Reflects and Shines and Shimmers in the Light!! It is SO PRETTY!! I LOVE being able to create and get DIRTY especially when it looks so NEAT afterwards!! =) Anyway, here is my version of the Tag!! I wanted to be able to use this for an Easter Gift so I opted to use the Bunny BluePrints Stamp from the Easter BluePrints Stamp Set instead of a Butterfly and I used the Shoolhouse Stencil along with the Texture Paste and Ranger Platinum Embossing Powder!! I LOVE it!! =)

THANKS for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

New IO Challenge! Happy Flowers ~ Easter Card!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm stopping in to share the card I've made for the
New IO Challenge! Happy Flowers!! I LOVE this time of Year and needed a few last minute Easter Cards to get in the Mail so I created a Sweet Little Scene for this Card and I really like the way it turned out!! I have used this Pail Die (DIE164-A) and the Tiny Flowers Die (DIE140-D) several times and I just LOVE the way they work together!! =) I inked them and then added some Distress Linen Stickles to the Centers of each Flower!! I also used the Bunny Die Set (DIE043-G) and cut it from some Vintage Felt and I really like the aged look of the Bunny it almost looks real!! I added a Mini 3mm Wiggle Eye too just for a touch of FUN!! I Die Cut the Fence Trio Die (DIE034-U) and added some Crackle Texture Paste and some White Acrylic Paint to make it look more dimensional!! For the Base of my Card I used the Cover A Card Canvas Stamp (CC073)!! I think one of the New Rectangle 6-in-1 Frames Die Set (DIE242-YY) would have been SO BEAUTIFUL around this Scene and they are on my WISH List, maybe someday you'll se me using them!!  =) So I hope you like it as much as I do!!??
Simon Monday Challenge Blog Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

MFTWSC221 Challenge and the MFT Color Challenge #18!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm stopping in to share the FUN Easter Gift Tag/Bag I've made for the MFTWSC221 Challenge and the MFT Color Challenge #18!! I used the Sketch for my Tag and used several MFT Dies a MFT Stamp Set and some MFT Cardstocks to create it!! I started by Die Cutting the Tag Base from the MFT Tag Builder Blueprints 3 Die Set from some MFT White Smooth Cardstock!! I then Die Cut a piece of MFT Kraft Cardstock to add underneath for a FUN detail!! I wanted to stitched lines so I just Die Cut it using the same die only I flipped it so I could have the stitched line on the bottom!! Then I Die Cut the Little Peep Images from the MFT Woven Basket Die Set from some MFT Daffodil and Tangy Orange Cardstock!! I just LOVE these Little Cuties and actually had forgotten I had them!! =) I was looking through my Stash to see what I wanted to use and I SQUEALED when I saw them!! =) FUNNY how such LITTLE Things like this can just MAKE your Day!! RIGHT!!?? Or am I the Only One!!?? HAHAHAHHA!! LOL!! =) I covered them with some Tim Holtz Distress Rock Candy Glitter and used the Peeps Die as my Template to add the Eyes and Nose with a .3 mm Copic Multi Liner Pen!! I added a Stitched Line to Ground them and then some Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass behind them to make it look like they were in a Scene!! I Stamped and Embossed the Happy Easter from the MFT One of My Favorite Peeps Stamp Set then added a Chevron Stripped Ribbon Bow from Stampin' Up!!
I'm also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes!!
Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights Challenge ~ Thanks Shaker Card!! =)

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HELLO!!
I'm stopping in to share the card I've made for the Ellen Hutson's Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights Challenge!! I LOVE this Photo and the FUN Inspiration that was shared on the Classroom Blog!!
I KNEW I had to take a Que from the Card that Isha Gupta created and make a Shaker Card!! I LOVE Shakers and a design came to me almost instantly!! =) I LOVE when that happens!! I was ALSO drawn to the Black and White Heart Pillow in the Inspiration Photo!! I wanted to base my Card Design on that and create my Shaker Card following that and then I knew I wanted to add the Strips on the edge of my Card!! I used the New Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Folk Hearts by Julie Ebersole to create the Shaker Window for my Card!! Then I used the Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Bold Blossom Stand-Alone by Julie Ebersole to add a BEAUTIFUL Flower on top of the Window!! I Layered the Two different sizes together to create some FUN Dimension!! I Stamped and Embossed a Sentiment from the Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Fancy Thanks by Julie Ebersole inside the Heart Window and then added a mixture of Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh!!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a Fabulous Week!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Reverse Confetti Sketch For You to Try Challenge #22 ~ Easter Bunny Shaker Card!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm stopping in last minute to share the card I made for the Reverse Confetti Sketch For You to Try Challenge #22!! I have had a Migraine since late Thursday and even though I had this card made, I just haven't been able to upload it!! =( So I am getting it done just in time!! =)
I wanted to make a Shaker Card and I've used the New More Than Jellybeans Confetti Cuts Dies to create it!! Just LOVE how CUTE it is!! I used the Petals ‘n Posies Stamp Set and the Coordinating Petals ‘n Posies Confetti Cuts Dies to create a FUN Spring Arrangement below it!! I Stamped and then Embossed the Flowers with some BEAUTIFUL WOW WS36 Princess Pink Glitter Embossing Powder!! Then I Stamped and Embossed my Easter Sentiment from the Carton Cuties Stamp Set using the WOW WA01 Clear Gloss Embossing Powder!! I LOVE the way it turned out!! =)
I'm Linking up to the WOW Embossing Powders SPRING Challenge!!
Click here to enter our current challenge and win some Wow! Embossing Powders!!
I'm also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp Monday and Wednesday Challenges!! This weeks  Monday Challenge is: Pastels!!  Wednesday Challenge is: Anything Goes!!
Simon Monday Challenge Blog  Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Paper Smooches SPARKS ~ ANYTHING GOES Challenge!! =)

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Hello!!
Have you ever had one of those Weekends that you wished you could replay!!?? This has been one of those for me!! I have had a Migraine Headache since late Thursday and I want a Weekend Redo so I can ENJOY the BEAUTIFUL Weekend we have had!! It was 80 degrees today (Saturday)!! I LOVE Spring!! =)
So Today I have a FUN Shaker Card to share!! I just FELL in TOTAL LOVE with the Ahoy Me Hearty Stamp Set as soon as I saw it and have been dying to use it so I pulled it out and this is what I came up with!! I've used the Paper Smooches Ahoy Me Hearty Stamp Set along with the Stitched Die and Sassy Letters Die Sets!! I used Copic Markers to color my Images and then did alittle Paper Piecing/Surgery in order for it to look like the Parrot was Sitting/Holding onto the Message in a Bottle and the Gems!! I just cut along the outline of his Wing and then placed the Tail Feathers behind the Bottle lining it up to where it would have been!! I LOVE the look of dimension it adds without really any added height to the Image!! =) For my Sentiment, I stamped and Embossed the Ahoy with Hero Arts White Embossing Powder and then Die Cut 3 of each of the Sassy Letters to Spell "MATEY" and glued them together to create a Thicker Word!! I wanted it to Balance out the weight of the Shaker Window and my Parrot Cluster!! I like the Visual Triangle that it creates!! I LOVE the way it turned out and hope you do too!!?? =)
 
I hope you'll go and check out what the rest of the AMAZING PSSPARKS DT has to share this week!!?? I KNOW they'd LOVE the visit!!
                                       Alice Wertz

Can't wait to see what you create!! =) You'll have until April 4th, 2015 and don't forget to stop by the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for more details!!  
I'm also linking this up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge!! It's an Anything Goes Challenge this week too!! =)
 Simon Wednesday Challenge Blog
THANK so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a FABULOUS Sunday/Week!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA   =)

Friday, March 27, 2015

New Inky Paws Challenge #19 - Use Watercolor with Newton's Nook Designs!! =)

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Hello!!
Today is the start of a New Newton's Nook Designs Inky Paws Challenge #19 ~ Use WaterColors!! This Month the Challenge is to WaterColor!! YEAH!! This Trend/Technique has certainly be received well and there are SO MANY different ways that you can achieve this look on your Projects!! I used some Tim Holtz Distress WaterColor Paper and Stamped my Images from the New Beautiful Blossoms Stamp Set in Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and then Embossed them using Ranger Ultra Fine Clear Embossing Powder!! I then used my Distress Markers to Color onto my Acrylic Block and then used a WaterColor Brush to mix Water with the Marker Coloring and Water Colored my Images using Different shades of Color!! I LOVE the different variations of the same color you get when you WaterColor!! Just BEAUTIFUL!! I then used a Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker to color over certain portions on my Flowers for some added Sparkle!! I LOVE how it shines in Real Life!! =)
I Fussy Cut ALL of the Images and actually picked a portion of each Flower to cut out so I could POP it up and create a Layered Flower!! I LOVE how VERSATILE Flower Images are!!
I took a Black Soot Distress Marker and went around the Edges of each of my Images to finish them off!! I then Die Cut a Vintage Cream Cardstock Card Front using a Winnie & Walter Die and then cut a White Cardstock Front too!! Then I used a Mama Elephant Edge Die to create a FUN Border Panel to add my Flowers too!! some Pretty Pink Posh Crystal Sequins in 4mm and 6mm Sizes finish off the Design!! I added Foam Tape to the Layers to pop them up and my Card was Finished!! =) 
I hope you'll JOIN us for the New Challenge for a Chance to WIN!! I CAN'T WAIT to see what you create!! The Challenge winner will receive a $10 Store Credit to the Newton's Nook Designs 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, April 10th, 2015 at Midnight CST. The winners will be announced on the NND Blog on Monday, April 13th!!
THANKS so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a Fabulous Weekend!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Winnie & Walter Sparkle & Shine Chllange Card!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm stopping in to share the Card that I have made for the Second Sparkle and Shine Challenge!! This time its a Sketch Challenge and I LOVE the way my card turned out!! Beings Winnie & Walter were sponsoring the Challenge I thought I'd use the New The Party Stamp Set I bought along with the Essentials: Katharine Cutaways Die Set!! I used the Stamp Set and Stamped and Clear Embossed the Images using Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and Ranger Ultra Fine Clear Embossing Powder onto some Distress Water Color Paper and then I used some Distress Markers to Water Color all of the Images!! I went with some of the Winnie & Walter Colors too, it just seemed to fit!! =) I also wanted to add a FUN element to the Balloons!!?? I have seen the AMAZING Confetti Balloons on Pinterest and thought it would be SO AWESOME to try and make them into Confetti Balloons using Mini Sequins!! So I pulled out my Mini Sequins and SQUEAL!! I LOVE them!! I Water Colored the Images in the colors that I wanted and then I added some Versa Mark Ink using a Versa Mark Marker!! I then coated them using so Judikins Sticky Stuff Embossing Power and then I was able to add the Mini Sequins with out them falling off and without having to worry about adhesive being noticeable!! I then covered them with some Clear Embossing Powder and in order to get the dimension/thickness that I wanted I used a Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Marker over the top of the Dried Embossing Powder in order to add more Embossing Powder and to add some Added Sparkle at the same time!! =) I repeated this Process about 5 times!! I wish you could see the results in REAL life, they are just SO SPARKLY and BEAUTIFUL!! =) I also did the Bow on the Package the same way just minus the Mini Sequins!! For alittle added interest to the background I stamped some Star Confetti and then added some Crystal Clear 4mm Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh!!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)

Paper Trey Ink March Blog Hop!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm stopping in to share some really Sweet Little Gift Tags that I have made for the Paper Trey Ink March Blog Hop!! I wanted to create these for some of the Easter Gifts I have to give and I LOVE the way they turned out!! I used the Paper Trey Ink Enclosed Basics Folded Tag Die, Papertrey Ink - Limitless Layers: 2 1/2" Circle Die Collection (set of 5) Etched Easter Eggs Dies, Song Bird Dies along with the Scrambled EggS Stamp Set for my Sentiment!! I Layered some of the parts of the Etched Easter Egg Die Cuts using Gold Foil Cardstock and I like the contrast!! I backed the Eggs with some Distress Water Color Paper that I Water Colored using Distress Markers in Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Tumbled Glass, and Evergreen Bough!! They blended so nicely and created that BEAUTIFUL Mint Green Color that I added for my Grass!! =) I die cut the Stitched Leaves from the Song Bird Die Set from Vellum and then added some Yellow Flower Sequins with Gold Seed Beads for the Centers!! I Stamped and Embossed my Happy Easter Sentiment to make it POP!!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA  =)