Saturday, December 31, 2016

Celebrate Your Day with Paper Sweeties Inspiration Challenge #51!!! =)

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HELLO & HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 
Are you ready for the New Paper Sweeties January Challenge #51!!??
I can't believe 2017 is here, I've been WAITING for the New Year and now we also have a New Challenge and a Prize up for Grabs too, so I hope you'll join us and Play along this month over on the Paper Sweeties Blog!!
I was INSPIRED to Create a FUN Winter Scene and I wanted to make it an Anniversary Card so I decided to use two of the Snowman Images from the Snow Friends Stamp Set!! I decided to die cut all of the coordinating Elements using the Snow Friends Sweet Cuts Die Set and then paper pieced them together for a FUN Layered look just like the Inspiration Photo!! I used some Wink of Stella Glitter Marker for some added Sparkle and I just LOVE the way it looks!! A little Martha Stewart Chunky Course Glitter gives the PERFECT finishing touch making the Snowy Hills come to life!! =)  For my background I started with Tim Holtz Distress Water Color Paper and stamped and Embossed some of the Snowflake Images from the same New Snow Friends Stamp Set!! I stamped them in Versa Mark and then added my White Embossing Powder!! I used Distress Inks in Tumbled Glass and Broken China for the Perfect Background and I LOVE how it makes the Snowflakes just POP off the Page!! To finish my card off I added a Heart that I stamped onto some Music Patterned Paper and then colored with my Distress Barn Rad Marker and then Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter and added with Foam Tape to connect the Couple!!
 
I sure hope you'll go and checkout what the rest of the AMAZING DT Members Created because I know you'll be Inspired!!
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
Nancy Salkeld
January Guest Designer:  Dawn Barwick

Hope you'll join us and play along for a chance to win!!?? I can't wait to see what you create!!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and have a FABULOUS First New Year's WEEK!! YEAH for 2017!!

COUNTRY-HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA    =)

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Layered Felt Snowflake Ornaments with Reverse Confetti!! =)

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HELLO!!
I'm stopping in to share my Entry for the Reverse Confetti December Sketch for You to Try #43!! SQUEAL!! I just LOVE this Challenge and HAD to play along!! I've used the BEAUTIFUL Layered Snowflake Confetti Cuts Die Set to create some AWESOME Felt Ornaments that I added to my Packages for my Gifts for Christmas this Year!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE to make Ornaments EVERY Year and then I attach them to my Gift Packages as a BEAUTIFUL way to Dress them up, but it's also a FUN Second Gift as they can use them for packages themselves, or they can use them as Ornaments for their own Trees!! I had gotten this Die Set Last Year in hopes of making Ornaments last year, but with my Chemo and Radiation Treatments I just didn't have the Energy to get them done!!  So they were on my LIST for this Year and I just LOVE LOVE LOVE the way that they turned out!!
 
I wanted to make them more Stable so I found these Thin Wooden Ornaments that were the PERFECT Size for my Felt Snowflake Ornament Creations!! I also wanted to add some Detail and Sparkle to the Snowflakes and I just LOVE Sequins so I also used a Mixture of Sequins and Seed Beads to add to the Different Parts of the Snowflakes and I think it ADDS SO MUCH to the Finished Designs!! I made each one different and used several Different Colors!! I Painted the Wooden Ornaments to match the Colors of the Felt Snowflakes and then I used some Helmar Craft Glue to adhere the Felt Ornaments to the Center of the Wooden Ornaments!!
In order to add them to some Cards, I've used the Lacy Scallop Frame Confetti Cuts Die Set, the Lacy Scallop Circle Frame Confetti Cuts Die Set, the Circle Sentiments Stamp Set and the Tall Tag Trio Confetti Cuts Die Set!! I Die Cut them from the BEAUTIFUL Warm Heart 6x6 Paper Pad along with some Reverse Confetti Navy Cardstock and some Reverse Confetti Cloud White Cardstock!! I just LOVE the Lacy Scallop Dies and think they look SO BEAUTIFUL Layered together!! I also wanted to use the New Reverse Confetti Papers too and the Colors look so AMAZING with the Design of the Felt Snowflake Ornaments!! SQUEAL!! In real Life these just POP!! Talk about making me a VERY HAPPY CRAFTER and my Family Members and Friends just LOVED them!! =) I hope you'll give these Felt Snowflake Ornaments a Try and I GUARENTEE  you'll have some VERY EXCITED Gift Recipients!!

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you've ENJOYED these Felt Snowflake Ornaments as much as I have and I hope you'll play along with the Reverse Confetti Sketch for You to Try #43 too!! It's such a FUN Challenge and the Inspiration is ALWAYS AMAZING!!  =)
Have a FABULOUS NEW YEARS WEEK!!
I'm also Linking up to the Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Challenge: New
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and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes


COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA     =)

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

I'm THANKFUL for YOU with Honey Bee Stamps!! =)

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Hello!!
I'm here today to share a FUN Card I've made for the Honey Bee Stamps Blog and this is SADLY my LAST Post with Honey Bee Stamps as a part of their Design Team!! I have ENJOYED creating with ALL of you and I look forward to still creating and ROCKING my Honey Bee Stamps in the Future to INSPIRE ALL of you, so I hope you’ll still join me on my Blog for MORE Inspiration!!

Today I’ve made a FUN Card using the Hello Gorgeous Stamp Set along with the Hello Gorgeous Sweet Cuts Die Set, the Ten Things Stamp Set, and the Coordinating Ten Things Honey Cuts Die Set, the Let It Snow Stamp Set, and the Coordinating Let It Snow Honey Cuts Die Set, the Happiness Stamp Set, the Sending You Sentiments Stamp Set and the Thanks and Giving Stamp Set!! I wanted to create a FUN Floral Collage with Feathers hanging from it and this is what I came up with!!





I Started by Stamping and Embossing Two of the Floral Cluster Images from the Hello Gorgeous Stamp Set onto Distress Watercolor Paper and then I used the Coordinating Hello Gorgeous Sweet Cuts Die Set to Die Cut them both out!! I used my Zig Markers to Watercolor the Images and then I Stamped and Embossed the Feathers from the Ten Things Stamp Set and used the Coordinating Ten Things Sweet Cuts Die Set to Die Cut them out and Watercolored them using my Zig Markers!! I needed a Banner so I Die Cut the Banner from the Let It Snow Sweet Cuts Die Set from some Black Cardstock and then Embossed the Sentiment in White Embossing Powder from the Ten Things Stamp Set!! I wanted a Detailed Background so I used the Ten Things Stamp Set and Stamped the Circle Scribble Images with Black Versa Fine Ink onto Distress Watercolor Paper that I Die Cut using a Stitched Rectangle Die with White Embossing Powder!! I LOVE the Distressed look that you get!! Then I Stamped and Embossed the Large “You” Sentiment from the Thanks and Giving Stamp Set with Clear Embossing Powder!! I adhered the two Floral Cluster Arrangements together using Foam Tape and then I adhered it to my Card using Foam Tape!! I adhered the Feathers Dangling from the Floral Clusters and then adhered the Banner coming from behind the Feathers!! I added some Sparkling Clear Sequins and then I Stamped and Embossed and Sentiment Rectangle for the Inside of my Card!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the way it turned out and I can’t wait to send it to a Special Friend!!
I thought I’d re-share a Few of my FAVORITE Projects too beings this is my LAST POST!!








THANKS SO MUCH for letting me INSPIRE You and for Stopping by my Blog today!! I look forward to seeing you in the Future and if you create anything I hope you’ll share it on Social Media as I LOVE to see what you have created!! I hope you have a FABULOUS New Year and that its FILLED with LOTS and LOTS of Crafting!!  =)
I'm also linking up to the Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday Challenge: Create Something New
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and the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA    =)

Monday, December 26, 2016

A Happy New Year Card w/ Mint Owl Studio!! =)

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HELLO!!
I'm stopping in today to share a FUN New Year's Card for the Mint Owl Studio Blog!!
I hope you all had an AMAZING Christmas and are looking forward to a FABULOUS New Year!!?? I know I am!! I thought it would be FUN to use the SWEET Party Pals Stamp Set and the Half Tone Stencil to create a New Year's Card!!
Party Pals  Half Tone Stencil
I started by Stamping and Embossing the Images onto Distress Watercolor Paper and then Watercoloring them using some Distress Ink!! I had to do some Masking in order to make it look as though the SWEET Girl Image was holding the Banner!! I used some Masking Paper to Stamp the Banner Image and then Cut it out!! I Stamped and Embossed the Banner and then the Party Sentiment!! Then I placed the Banner Mask over the top of the Banner and Stamped and Embossed the Sweet Girl Image over the Top of the Banner!! I also Stamped and Embossed the arty Hat Image and then Fussy Cut it out after it was Watercolored and Dry!! I Die Cut the Image out using a Stitched Heart and then Die Cut a Stitched Rectangle to use as my Card Base!! I used some Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to Ink my Stenciled Design onto the Stitched Rectangle Card Base and I LOVE the Disco-ish Pattern that it added as a Background for my Heart Shaped Focal!! I added the Heart Focal with some Fun Foam and also popped up Card Base Panel for even more Dimension!! Then I added some Sequins and some Glitter Pen to some of the Images just to make it SPARKLE and my Card was done!!

I'm also Linking up to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Party Time!!

And the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Make It Sparkle!! 



THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS Last Week of 2016 and a VERY HAPPY New Year!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA      =)

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Paper Sweeties Merry Christmas Blog Hop!! =)

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HELLO!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
I'm here today to share some of my FAVORITE Projects from my Paper Sweeties Designs for 2016!!
It's been a CRAZY Year and it has just FLOWN by!! I have LOVED SO MANY of the New Products and CAN'T WAIT to take a look back at some of the Projects I've made using them!!










  
  
I hope you'll Hop along with the ENTIRE Design Team to see what they have ALL LOVED this Year!!
Debbie Marcinkiewicz – Paper Sweeties
 
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Also Don’t forget to share a project with us this month for our Anything Goes December Challenge … the lucky winner will receive a $100 SHOPPING SPREE – whooo hooo!  You can share in the inLinkz gallery on our BLOG or in our new Facebook Inspiration Group Challenge Album!
THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS CHRISTMAS and a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
COUNTRY HUGS-N-KISSES
LARISSA      =)