Stamp-n-doodle Wednesday!!!

Welcome back to Stamp-n-doodle Wednesday! The challenge this week is called "Fabulous Folds", in other words, and card fold other than the usual. I chose the "gate fold". The image that I used is called "Waiting for Santa", if you look closely, you can see Santa's black boot coming down out of the chimney. Here is my card:

Now, hope on over to visit the other DT ladies blogs to get more inspiration and then join the weekly challenge for free digi images on the company blog! This will be my last Wednesday post for Stamp-n-doodle, I have stepped down from the DT. I have returned to college to obtain a new degree and I just don't have time to keep up with my DT assignments. I will still be posting here on my blog, I just wont be involved in anymore DT groups. I already have some new card creations made, so stay tuned to my blog for inspiration. Until next time............Blessings, Lisa

Soft Pencil Tuesday!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to Soft Pencil Tuesday!! We have a special treat for you this week! We each have created something with one of the clear stamps that Soft Pencil sells through Latina Crafter! I provided a link there for you, so that you could go to the site and buy up some Soft Pencil Cuteness! Enjoy one of the stamps called "Nativity"!

Did I tell you it was cute, or what? Now click fast and go over to Latina Crafter and get your own cuteness!!!! I am off to go craft some more. Until next time............Blessings, Lisa

Stamp-n-doodle Wednesday!!!

Welcome to Stamp-n-doodle Wednesday!!! We have a photo inspiration challenge this week. Here is the photo:

Here is what I made:

Now, go visit the other DT Ladies blogs and then to the Stamp-n-doodle blog to join in the weekly challenge to win free digi images. Until next time...........blessings, Lisa

Soft Pencil Tuesday!!!

Welcome to Soft Pencil Tuesday!!! We are showing off some of the new digi images again this week. They are so cute and the DT ladies really created some gorgeous projects this week. Here is what I created:

I am just going nuts this year with the new Christmas 6x6 Doodlebug paper pad!! Their papers look so cute with the Soft Pencil images! Oops, I just realized that I forgot to put some sparkly centers on my snowflakes! Leave it to me. Just imagine they are there. Now, go visit the other DT ladies and then on to the Soft Pencil store to pick up some cute new images to make your Christmas cards with. Until Next time...............Blessings, Lisa

Stamp-n-doodle Wednesday!!!

Welcome to Stamp-n-doodle Wednesday! Some new winter and Christmas images are now available in the store and so I have decided to post with one of them. This one is called "Visions of Sugar Plums", and I decided to go with non-traditional Christmas colors. I love this image with the cute little guardian angel watching over the little girl and her dog and of course the cute Christmas stockings hanging on the bed post.

I entered this in the following challenge blogs: Anything Goes Challenge Blog, Bearly Mine Challenges Now go visit the other DT ladies blogs because their creations this week are amazing! Until Next time..........Blessings, Lisa

Soft Pencil Tuesday!!!

Welcome to Soft Pencil Studios Tuesday!!! Some new digi images for Christmas and winter have arrived in the Soft Pencil shop and we DT ladies are showing them off to you. Please enjoy this one of Michu and Ratiny building a snowman. So cute!

Now, please hop on over to the other DT ladies blogs to soak up some more inspiration and then over to the Soft Pencil shop to get your own winter digis. Until Next time.............Blessings, Lisa

Stamp-n-doodle Wednesday!!!

Welcome back this week for Stamp-n-doodle Wednesday!!! The challenge this week is Embossing, either Wet or Dry Embossing will do. Now, you don;t have to use a Stamp-n-doodle image, but if you do we reward you with an extra entry in the challenge!! I love both kids of embossing, so I had a bunch of fun with this challenge. I used Wet(heat), and dry embossing on my card for this week. A lot of people don;t think about using heat embossing with Digi images, but it is so simple to do. Simply color the areas that you want to emboss with a Versamarker and add your choice of EP, heat like you would if you used a rubber stamp, and that's it. So, here is what I created with the Cardinal image from Stamp-n-doodle:

I used Stampin Up's Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder on the snowy branches of the tree that the pretty cardinal is sitting on. The background was created using a Cuttlebug embossing folder. I hope you feel inspired to emboss and join our challenge. Please visit the other DT ladies blogs and the company blog (links on my sidebar), leave them all some much deserved love and join our weekly challenge to win free digis. This card is entered in the following blog challenges: Inky Impressions - Anything Goes (my favorite challenge) Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Early Christmas

Stamp-n-doodle Wednesday!!

Welcome to Stamp-n-doodle Wednesday! The challenge this week is "Christmas in July". I chose to work with the digi image called "Santa". Here is what I created:

I am also entering this into the following challenge blogs: Clear it out challenge blog Kathy's Waffle Sketch File Blog And, you can find this card in my gallery at Splitcoaststampers website. Now go see what the other DT ladies have for you this week to give you inspiration and then hop on over to the company blog and join in the weekly challenge to win free digis. Until next time................Blessings, Lisa

One last Quick Christmas Card

Here is one last quick and Simple Christmas card to show you:



I used Delightful Decorations stamp set from Stampin Up, with gold embossing powder, and also Stampin Up's Ornament punch.

Hope you all like it, and that you have a very Merry Christmas!!!!

Until next time............Blessings, Lisa

Simple x-mas card!!!

Ok, I am browsing my favorite blogs list yesterday, and what do I see? This post on Jana Millen's blog, here.

I had just purchased the stamp set that she used at Archiver's last week with my fabulous 30% off coupon! Great minds think alike, right Jana? I love the fact that is has the Christian beliefs about Christmas in the set, and have been looking for something similar for awhile. So, the day that I purchased the set, I sat right down in their workroom and created the following very simple one layer card with it:



Jana has a photo of the whole set on her blog, go there and take a peek, then leave her a nice comment. As you can see I made it very, very simple. Heat embossed with gold Embossing powder, rounded the corners with my round corner punch, and added some gold shiny string. Took me all of about 5 minutes, gotta love it! If you need any last minute cards, highly recommend this layout!

Come back tomorrow, and I will see what other quick Christmas cards I have laying around my craft table to show you.

Until Next time.... Blessings, Lisa

Stamp-n-doodle Tuesday!

Christmas, is the name of the image we are showing you this week from Stamp-n-doodle. It is a cute image of 3 children peeking around a corner watching Santa eat cookies. Here is what I made with it:



I am all about simple card designs as you all know, especially this time of the year when life gets really hectic getting ready for Christmas. I added some tinsel glitter to Santa's outfit, it actually photographed pretty well for a change. lol. I love the sparkle! Hope you do too!

Go visit the other DT ladies blogs (links on my sidebar), and see what they made to inspire you, then visit the Stamp-n-doodle Blog to see what surprises they have waiting for you! Then visit my blog again this week for some more quick and simple Christmas cards to inspire you and help you get those last minute cards finished.

Until Next time.........Blessings, Lisa

Stamp-n-doodle Tuesday!

Welcoem to another Stamp-n-doodle Tuesday! We DT ladies have a very cute image of 3 children bringing home their Christmas tree to show off to you today. The image is called "Tree". Here is what I created with it:



As soon as I saw this I knew that I wanted to cut it out with an oval and mount it onto a Stampin Up Top Note Di-cut. The top note was cut out of SU Certainly Celery, the card base is Garden Green. The greeting is from the retired SU stamp set called "Party Punch". I first stamped it in Garden Green ink, and punched it out, then stamped it again in Cherry Cobbler, then punched out the center with a 1" circle punch and layered it on top of the Garden green image with a foam pop dot. I added a couple of red sticky pearls, and that was it. Simple and Elegant was the look that I was after with this image. Hope you like it.

Now, Stamp-n-doodle is hosting their weekly challenge which is using the colors Red, Green, and one other color, I chose Blue. You can also use neutrals and skin colors if you need to. So, visit the other DT members blogs (links on my sidebar), and then the SND blog to join in the weekly challenge to win free digis. Good luck to all of you.

Until Next time..........Blessings, Lisa

Stamp-N-Doodle Thursday

Hello everyone, happy Thursday to all of you! This week at Stamp-n-doodle we were asked to create something with an image called Snow Jamboree. It is a cute little image of some snow people playing music and singing Christmas songs. Please notice the adorable little bunnies and birds listening so intently, they are so cute. Here is what I came up with:

I used my prismacolor pencils to color the image, and I used some card stock from The Paper Company, Provocraft and DCWV. The ribbon source is unknown because it was given to me, and I popped up the image with some foam dimensionals. Of course I used my Spellbinder's Nestibilities circles to cut the image out. I am kind of bummed with the photo today, the blue card stock is pearlescent and that didn't show up on the photo, it looks cool in person.

Well, hop on over to the SND blog and the other DT ladies and see what they have created for you to see.

Still working on ornaments and my Zibbet store (urgh!).

Until next time......... Blessings, Lisa

Soft Pencil Tuesday!!!!

Yay, it is Soft Pencil Day! I make it no secret that Soft Pencil Day is my favorite day to blog, love her cute little images! I originally printed this weeks image out to put onto a card, but decided to alter a cardboard coaster with it instead to make an ornament. I get these packs of 6 coasters each at Michael's craft store, thinking I could do something paper craftery (I know, that is not a real word) with it. Well, all of a sudden the other day I came up with this Christmas ornament idea. So, watch my blog for some more ornaments in the next few days or so. Also, as soon as I finish this blog post, I am going to post this in my Zibbet store for sale.

So, first I colored Michu with my Prismacolor markers, then I added some Liquid Applique to the parts the Santa suit that are supposed to be fluffy. I let that dry overnight and then heated it with my heat gun. Next, I cut out my image with one of my circle nestibilities, and matted with my scalloped nestibilities. Then, I turned it upside down and used some tombo liquid glue to adhere the fringe fiber. Next I traced the coaster onto some card stock, and cut it out, adhered that to the coaster, then adhered the image to the coaster. The last thing was to cut a hole in the coaster with my crop-o-dile, and add the ribbon bow and loop to hang it with. The whole thing was so easy, run to your nearest Michael's and get some of these and make some for your self, or buy some from me. LOL. I have some others in the works with different images and colors, etc..... If you have an requests, send me an email (link on my sidebar).

Now, hop on over to the Soft Pencil blog and Etsy store and see what sales and cute images you can find there. Also, visit the other DT girls (links on my sidebar), and leave them some love for all of their hard work posting samples for you to get inspiration from!

Until next time...........Blessings, Lisa

P.S. Please excuse me, but I was unable to log-in to my Zibbet store, so stay tuned for updates on what is in there for sale! I may have to switch back to Etsy!

Stamp n Doodle Thursday!

Except that it is Friday!!!!! So sorry I am late this week, I have been crazy busy helping my daughter's school get ready for a winter dance/party. In fact, I am late getting there to help set up, so I will just tell you that we were asked to work with a 3-D template for an Elf Shoe this week. 3-D items are definitely not my specialty, so I hope all of you like it. I toiled a looooonnnggg time with this one. I didn't have any cute pom poms to put on it, so here is what I did:

Some cute x-mas striped paper, some fringe, some red flowers from Prima, and some faux silver pearls and voila it was decorated. The longest part was putting the shoe together, but it is so cute once you get it there. The top of the shoe is open and you can stuff candy canes in it, Hershey kisses, whatever you like, and it will look adorable on a table with your other Xmas decor. Now, hop on over to the Stamp-n-doodle blog (click on the icon on my sidebar_, and see what the other DT ladies have come up with for this cute little shoe.

Until next time........ Blessings, Lisa

Soft Pencil Tuesday!

I must admit, I am a traditional Christmas color kind of girl, today's card with an adorable Christmas image from Soft Pencil is no exception.Do you see what I mean.......mostly red and green. Oh, I have stretched the boundaries before, and stepped out of my little traditional colored world, but you will find that I don't do that very often. I admire people who do, and when I see the non-traditional holiday colors on other people's creations, I like them. I even made a blue Valentine's card for my hubby last year. Anyhoo, it is hard to see in my photo, but I used some white flower soft on the snow that the two little girls are sitting in. Love that stuff!!!!!!! I have to wonder though, if I am using the wrong glue with it, because I am not happy with my handy work with it. So, I am taking a poll....Please tell me in your comment, what kind of glue do you use with Flower Soft?

Now, hop on over to the Soft Pencil Blog and Etsy store (link on my sidebar), and purchase some of the adorable digi images and other products that Elizabeth is offering. She is going to be re-designing her images, creating some new ones, etc.., so she has been running a big sale on tons of stuff at her Etsy store. Today, November 30th, is the last day of the sale, so move those fingers fast on your computer and get there to take advantage of the savings!!!!! Go, now!!!

Until next time........ Blessings, Lisa

Soft Pencil Tuesday!

Welcome back to Soft Pencil Tuesday! I have an adorable Christmas image to show you today. It is called "Merry Christmas". Here it is:
It is hard to see, but I used some white opal Liquid pearls on the snowflakes in the sky, and the ground all around the little house and tree were painted with SU's white shimmer paint. Unfortunately, I am not sure if they still carry it or not, but I do know that they are selling some Smooch Spritz this year that is shimmery. The navy polka dot paper is some retired SU dsp, and the white organdy ribbon is from Michael's dollar bin a long time ago.... Just a small bit of info on how I tied that bow, I actually cut a slit at the fold of the card base so feed the ribbon through, making it so much easier to tie the ribbon! Now, hop on over to visit the other DT members and see what cute creations they have come up with for today. Then....go visit the Soft Pencil store, as Elizabeth is offering an awesome sale for the month of November!!!!

Until next time....................Blessings, Lisa

Stamp n Doodle Thursday!

Hello. I hope Thursday find everyone well. I have a cute image from Stamp-n-doodle to show you today. It is SND's version of the three angels with one of them less than perfect! Too cute! We were challenged to use Lace, Sparkle, and mostly white! I had a little trouble with mostly white, but I used very light blue, is that close?

I colored the image with my Prismacolor Pencils except for the wings, they are covered in Stickles diamond. The blue behind the angels is a polar blue from DCWV, and I cut the image out with a Labels 6 di-cut from Spellbinder's. The pearls and lace are from Michale's, and the button is again from DCWV. I hope you like it, and I also hope you go visit the other DT blogs and the SND blog, all of which can be found as links over on my sidebar.

Until next time.............Blessings, Lisa

Soft Pencil Tuesday!

Hello, and I am so glad that today is election day in the US! I am so tired of getting election phone call recordings! OK, now that i got that off my chest, onto some cuteness! Halloween is over, Fall is still in full swing, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are on their way! So, Soft Pencil Designs is releasing some new images, and today I am showing off one of their new Christmas images! This week, we are showing you "Little Dog and Christmas Tree". It is so cute! Nope, no Michu today, but never fear Michu fans, he will return on future Soft Pencil days. Little Dog needed some much needed attention, and doesn't he look cute under that tree? He looks like he is one of the presents.

I want to explain something to you, it's a bit of an apology. The watermark is located directly over the image on my card for a reason. I was doing some design work for Sugar Creek Hollow, and the owner received an email thanking her for her beautiful work, and the person actually told her that she was going to print out the card front multiple times, and adhere it to blank cards for quick Christmas cards. That is stealing folks! That is stealing from the image creator, and the card creator! So, to protect myself and the companies that I design for, I will from now on (unless the companies tell me not to), be placing my watermark directly over the image on my creations! A lot of people don't realize how much hard work goes into digi images, designing and blogging with them, etc from the company owners down to us DT members. So, I am deeply sorry, if this is bothersome to all of my blog followers but it is a necessity.

Moving on, please don't ask me where the designer paper came from, it has been in my stash for at least 2 years now, I think the brand is Provo Craft. The layout is simple though, so any Designer paper that color coordinates would look great! The ribbon is definitely unknown, sorry, and I just had to add some sticky gems to the Christmas Tree where all of the little circles and flowers were on the image. The sticky gems are mostly from Michael's Craft Store, they have a ton of them right now in loads of colors, some of them marked down! Run out and get some! LOL. The sentiment was typed on Microsoft Word and printed, and the flower is a Prima brand flower.

Now, rush right on over to the Soft Pencil blog and store (link on my sidebar), and check out all of the new stuff Elizabeth has loaded up on there, and grab some stuff that she has on sale! Go, right now! Soft Pencil Rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Until next time..........................Blessings, Lisa

Sugar Creek Hollow Blog Hop!

Good Morning and thank you for joining us here at Sugar Creek HoLLow for our Christmas BLog Hop. We are going to pLay the "Secret Word" game today. You wiLL need to coLLect a Letter at each design team member's blog and then post your answer at the Last stop.

We wiLL be awarding a $25.00 gift certificate to one Lucky winner!

I am sharing with you today one of our new Christmas Digi Stamps intitLed "Shabby Deer"

I first coLored the image with my Stampin Up CoLor Wonder Crayons and bLender pens. I used some new designer paper that a friend of mine sent to me and I think it is from Amuse. The red card stock is DCWV, the sentiment on the front of the card is aLso from Sugar Creek HoLLow.

The tree brads are from my brad stash, The gLittery fLower is from the RecoLLections coLLection at MichaeL's craft store, and the heart brad center is from The Paper Studio coLLection at Hobby Lobby. Just to be different from my usuaL pattern of card crafting, I added a LittLe coLor and embeLLishments to the inside top fLap of the card. Last but not Least, the sentiment on the inside of the card is a retired rubber stamp from Stampin Up.

If you have figured out my secret Letter, Leave me a comment and move on to Donna's Blog. She has the next Letter for you. If you have arrived at my blog first, you wiLL need to start at the beginning to get aLL of your Letters in order. Here is the order of our blog hop:

Tracy, Owner

Joseline, DT Coordinator

Mary

Marsha

Nancy

Sally

Kelly

Stephanie

Cec

Sharon

Renee

Joni

Lisa

Donna

Julie

Megan

Ms. Plum

Heide

Dawn, Guest Designer

Sugar creek Hollow Blog

Sugar Creek Hollow Store