Make It Monday #129 with Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

Sentiment by Verve

Welcome to the new MIM linky party!

 

Congratulations to our featured entry and winning commenter! We're sponsored this week by Dr. Digi's House of Stamps and my card features the Trophy digi image from Bits and Bobs. I am not using it as an athletic award however, the MVP (which I added) is for Most Valuable Person. ;) Thank you Dr. Digi for providing the DT with images to play with!

Sentiment by Verve

 

Sponsored by

 

 

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps

 

Prize is 2 single digis of winner's choice!

 

 

Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!

 

 

Pick of the Week

 

#151 Julia Vazquez

I love

 I love this card for two reasons. First, the message by Faith Sisters really touched my heart. Second, the butterflies are absolutely stunning on this card. To see more photos please click Julia's link and take a closer peek at her fabulous card. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us at Make It Monday!

Amazing inspiration awaits you from the DT so please visit their blogs and leave 'em some comment love. Click HERE to visit the challenge blog or click their links on my right sidebar. Also, don't forget that Michelle is hosting a Design Team call to fill Lisa M's crafty shoes. If you'd like to be a part of the MIM team please put DT beside your name when you link up your paper creation. 

 

Have a wonderful week everybody!

 

Hugs,

Lisa xx

 

Make It Monday #123 with Milk Coffee

 

 

Welcome!

 

I am so excited to introduce our new sponsor this week, Milk Coffee, and the beautiful image Fairy Tiffany I was given to play with. Honestly, you have to see it in person to take in all of the detail. It's stunning! This card was not planned out and came together step by step. I colored my image first with Copic's and chose a glittered dp from a 12x12 paper pack by MME which I've had for a while now. As some of you know I am on a quest to use my current paper up before purchasing more. So far so good but not too sure how long I can hold out lol. I have another goal but I'll share more on that in a minute. Here's a close up of this beautiful fairy and her sparkly wings.

 

 

 

 

I used matte gel medium to adhere the glitter to the inside of each wing and it worked like a charm.  The sentiment from Verve's Birthday Surprise set was stamped onto a Spellbinders Lattice Pendant and Pink Flamingo liquid pearls were used to highlight it. A few paper flowers and hot pink pearls complete the embellishments for this birthday card.

 

 

Sponsor

 

 

Prize: 3 fabulous digi's of winner's choice!

 

 

 

 

Ok, time to share with all of you what my next goal this year is. I decided to accept a challenge that My Creative Classroom founder, Jeri Parks, issued at the turn of the new year. She's on a personal quest to use all of her unmounted stamps in a year and to make it official she started a blog, Use Every Stamp 2013 to keep her on track.

 

 

 

 

It officially kicks off tomorrow, January 14th, so you have time to check it out.  You will be asked to count all of your unmounted stamps and you might be as surprised as I was to see how many you've collected through the years. I'm a realist and honestly there is no way I can use every single stamp this year which is why it's great that she allows you to set your own goal. I will announce how many sets I have and my own personal goal on Monday along with a card or project to officially kick it off. If you're interested in using the stamps you already own that may have been sitting there collecting dust then I hope you'll join me. It will be fun and rewarding!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today and please pay my teamies a visit and see their amazing creations. You can click their links on my right sidebar or visit the MIM challenge blog.

 

 

Hugs & Happy Crafting,

Lisa xx

Make It Monday #118

Hello and welcome to another linky party at Make It Monday! Once again we are excited to see your creations fill the gallery and inspire all of us. The design team was free to create anything we wanted since there were no sponsor images to work with and I opted to create a  mixed media tree. I was inspired by a project that Christy Tomlinson made last December and I'm finally getting around to making my own. Next, I'd like to do a Christmas themed tree for my home and my goal is to make a mixed media piece each year that I can pass on to my kids and my future (like way--way--way off) grandchildren lol.

The tree is super simple to make, I chose 7 dp's and a small tag from the Fancy Pants-It's the Little Things collection and placed them in the order I wanted...

each section was cut to size with scissors and set aside. Next I chose a crossword puzzle dp from the Kaisercraft Timeless collection and tore into sections then decoupaged onto my 6 x 12 canvas...

I did not want the background paper to overshadow the dp's I used for my tree so I poured white acrylic paint into a disposable bowl and diluted it with water. This is an easy way to create your own transparent paint and then I brushed a light coat over the paper...

with my background toned down I am ready to decoupage my tree layers starting with the trunk and working my way up. I stop and dry each layer as I go and if you have a heat tool that's great, if not a blow dryer set to low works just fine. ;) The next step was to shade the blocks so they look like they are a part of the canvas instead of floating on top of it. I prefer to use Faber Castell Pitt pens and normally you choose the predominate color and use a matching pen to shade. I was looking for a dramatic look, since the colors are fairly light, and shaded each block with black instead. I followed up with white enamel accents by Ranger to outline the sections and highlight each one. A fringed kraft flower, from Maya Road, was layered and adorned with a Prima pebble in the center to act as a tree topper. Recollections paper roses and MS butterfly punches add dimension to my project as well as visual interest. Now for some close ups.

Claudine Hellmuth's Studio Paints in Altered Orange, Dab of Yellow and Landscape Green were smeared (yes, smeared is the technical term here lol) in random places over the background paper and I used punchinella (sequin waste) to create random dots for background texture. Rub ons and stamps add more texture and it all came together in the span of a few hours.

Now, are you the least bit curious who my Pick of the Week is...

Congratulations to #156 Karen H

 

who created these enchanting Christmas Rosette Wands

 

This photo is a tease because she created 12 wands in

all and each one is truly magical. Click Karen's link

above to view them and be inspired. Thanks Karen for

sharing your talent with us at MIM!

 

 

 Sponsor

 

http://www.cupcakecardcraft.co.uk/

 

Prize is a paper pack of the winners choice.

 

Special Sponsor

Visions of Sugarplums
Lori Hairston and Lisa Minckler
are co-hosting a blog hop together with many participants and available prizes.

* Lori is gifting a $20 Visa Card to a winner at MIM who comments on her VOSP links and mentions that they came over from MIM.
Winner will be announced on regular post day at MIM.

 

There will be many other opportunities for prizes, but in order to win the gift offered by Lori at MIM, participants MUST comment on her links and mention MIM, but they are also free to play along with all the other links as well.




Thanks for visiting me today and please drop by my teamies blogs as they have more inspiration in store for you. Also, I hope you'll check out *our very own* Lisa M's fab blog hop and play along to win some extra moolah. Everyone can use a little extra cash this time of year. ;-)

Crafty Hugs,
Lisa xx



 

Make It Monday #115 with Bugaboo Stamps

 

Hello and Welcome!

 

It's time for another linky party at Make It Monday and we're eager to see your creations fill the gallery once again. Our wonderful sponsor this week is the fun & whimsical Bugaboo Stamps and I've used JJ Calendar Months-February on my mixed media art journal page. It's been a while since I've had time to play in my art journal but this image seemed a perfect fit for this type of project. Before I share how I created this page I would like to congratulate our winner from last week's linky party and thank all of you for the wonderful inspiration you share each week.

 

 

I love this blue butterfly & fun rub ons from Hambly Screen Prints.

A Dymo label maker spells out my new motto. ;-)

 

Flowers in all shapes & sizes create texture and visual interest.

 

 

The grasshopper, ladybug, butterfly, and black flower are rub ons.

 

 

Now for the deets, I used ink sprays by Dylusions in London Blue, Cut Grass & Pure Sunshine. After spraying my page in puddles of color I spritzed it with water (as Dyan does), let the colors run together and dabbed the excess with a paper towel. To add dimension I applied modeling paste on top of my flower stencil in random places and carefully lifted it leaving the raised impression. After it dried I decided to add pops of color by painting the petals of my flowers with acrylic paint and adding bling to the centers. Black flower rub ons add depth to my background and pretty butterfly rub ons add color. A MS butterfly was punched out of red holographic paper and a trio of yellow pearls was added to create a 3D butterfly fluttering about on my page while paper flowers add to the 3D effect as well. I'm a big polka dot fan so I added some in various places by stenciling over a piece of punchinella and using Christy Tomlinson's She Art rub ons. The sun was hand cut from a dp in Christy's She Art paper collection by Pink Paislee which I outlined with a black doodle pen and rub ons add visual interest. About this time I decided on the words I wanted to journal for this page and everyone has heard this phrase, I'm sure. For me personally I am at a point where I need to heed what they say and be content right where I am. ;-) As for JJ, she was printed onto Choice Snow White by TE and colored with Copic markers. I fussy cut her and outlined the edges with a black Copic marker, applied Mod Podge to the back and brushed her on. A black Faber Castell Pitt pen was used to shade and sink her into the background so she looks like she's been there all the time. Mixed media is so much fun and if you've never given it a try I encourage you too!   

 

 

 

 

 

Pick of the Week

#61 Tracy MacDonald

I love everything about this card from the mix of fab patterned paper to the amazing coloring on this sweet little chef and her towering birthday cake. Tracy is quite the Copic artist I'm a big fan of her signature style. To see more of this wonderful card click on her link and leave her some love. :) Thanks Tracy for sharing your talent with us at Make it Monday!


 

Sponsor

 

We are very excited to have again our fun sponsors Bugaboo Stamps! Everyone loves these fun and sweet digis!

http://www.bugaboostamps.com/

 

Bugaboo Stamps are offering a very generous prize of winner's choice of 7 single digis!

 

 

 

 

Before I close I want to wish veterans here in the USA a "Happy Veterans Day" and thank veterans everywhere who have teamed with our Armed Forces in protecting the freedom of all. It is a day to remember the fallen and the sacrifice they made on behalf of freedom. Everyone has the right to live free and none should have to live in tyranny or oppression. Most of you know that my son, and daughter-in-law, are currently serving in the U. S. Army. I am grateful that everyday new people volunteer to serve this country and defend it by joining the military. May God Bless all veterans and those currently serving to protect our way of life and the freedoms we enjoy!

Happy Veteran's Day!


Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to pay my teamies a visit to see what they came up with to whet your creative appetite. Click the links on my right sidebar or visit the Make It Monday blog.

Have a wonderful week!
Lisa

Make It Monday #114 with Dr. Digi

Note: I added the grass to this image with Copic markers.

Welcome to another linky party at Make It Monday! We're sponsored this week by Doctor Digi's House of Stamps and I've got a masculine card to share with you today. Rare, I know. ;) First though, I'd like to congratulate the winner of MIM #113 and say that I thoroughly enjoyed all of the paper creations that filled our gallery. Be sure to check out the wonderful inspiration my teamies provided for you at the MIM blog or by clicking their links on my right sidebar.

Masculine cards are hard for me because I always feel they are in need of something more. Having said that, Doctor Digi's House of Stamps is our current sponsor and many of the digi images are masculine which is why I decided to create this card for my hubby using Gridiron Gregg. My DH is a huge fan of football and he loves his alma mater, Louisiana State University, and the Fighting Tigers. After 26+ years of marriage I can say that come football season, scratch that, all year long his one true love is the Tighah's from LSU lol. So this one is for you, my darling husband. ;) If you are familiar with LSU's colors then you understand my color palette of sunflower gold (which translates to yellow) and purple. Thank you Dr. Digi for providing the team with images to create with and I hope you don't mind me customizing Gridiron Gregg's jersey lol.

There were so many amazing entries this week that it made choosing my Pick of the Week extremely difficult. I can't tell you how many times I changed my mind but I finally settled on #10 Nancy D. because she not only created an amazing 3D Christmas project she included a wonderful tutorial to share with all of us. Thanks Nancy!

Her poinsettias are gorgeous!

 

 

Is this FUN or what?!?

Sponsor

 

Doctor Digi House of Stamps

 

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps is a brand new digital stamping site featuring an amazing range of digis with a difference for the crafter

 with a sense of humor. Our artist and founder cut his teeth in the craft world at the company "Just Inklined", where  his unique digis

 made a huge impression. We're hoping to continue to entertain and amuse, while fulfilling all your craft needs  with our new

 products and regular freebies.

Dr. Digi's House of Stamps is giving away the lovely prize of 2  single digis of winner's choice!




I'm entering this card in the following challenge:
Anything Goes Challenge Blog #79-Anything Goes
 

 

 

 Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of winning!

 

 

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Hugs,

Lisa

 

Make It Monday #113 with Ladies That Craft

 

 

 

Hello, hope all of you had a wonderful weekend. It's time for another linky party at Make It Monday and this week we're sponsored by Ladies That Craft. I'm totally in love with the whimsical images that Julie provided the design team with and can't wait for you to see what my teamies made with them. :) You can check their creations out by visiting  the MIM blog or clicking on their links on my right sidebar. My card features Mushroom Houses and I took artistic liberty by adding polka dots to the top of the mushrooms. Before I get into the details of how I made this card I want to congratulate our winners of MIM #112 and thank everyone who linked up a project last week. The gallery was overflowing with amazing entries!

For my card I started with a 6x6 base, chomped the corners and embossed an off-white panel with a Cuttlebug Polka Dots folder. My fun image is colored with Copics and Stardust Stickles were added to the polka dots to make them sparkle. I die cut my image with a Spellbinders Classic Squares Lg. die and my sentiment as well. A Lacey Squares die cut panel adds some color and I should note that my sentiment is from the Waltzingmouse Stamps Cottage Home set. A MS monarch butterfly punch adorned with baby bling from Want 2 Scrap and a tri-colored ribbon from American Crafts finish my card. Now if only I could live in a house like this, how extraordinary that would be lol. :)

My Pick of the Week is #141 Tracey Brossart with her colorful Christmas card which had me wishing my name was on her Christmas card list. ;) She has incredible coloring skills and I'm totally in awe of her sewing ability as well. There are SO many special touches on this card and Tracey posted several close up pictures on her blog so you can see the details. Be sure to click the link and leave her some love. Thanks for the inspiration Tracey!

This week we are sponsored by Julie at

Ladies That Craft

Ladies That Craft is a new crafty club specialising in classes both at our local community centre and on-line. Information and inspiration can be found at www.newnanny.blogspot.co.uk We currently have 240 members and are growing every day.

A new Etsy store will be opening on 1st November selling Kits, classes, supplies and mini books ready made so that you only have to add your photos.

Julie is very generously offering a fabulous prize of a

mini book kit and a disc of Gayles latest Digi Stamps.

Thanks again Julie for providing the DT with delightful images to work with!



I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Do You Stack Up Challenge #95-Embossing Wet or Dry
52 Card Pickup Week #43
Paper Play Challenge Week #43-Butterflies and Bees
Paper Crafting Journey-Ribbon or Twine Challenge
That Craft Place Challenge-Tic Tac Toe
(Gems, Sentiment, & Ribbon)

 

 

Remember, to be in the running to win the prize from our sponsor this week just

 

 leave a comment for another entry. Be sure to mention you saw them on Make It

 

Monday. The more entries you comment on the more chances you have of

 

winning!

Good Luck Everyone & Happy Crafting!
(Don't forget to visit my teamies)
Hugs,

Lisa

 

Make It Monday #112

 

**click here for my The Squirrel and The Fox DT post**

It's time for another linky party to begin at Make It Monday and we do hope you'll join in the fun. The gallery was full of wonderful projects this past week and I can't wait to share my Pick of the Week with you. First though, I'd like to congratulate our winners for MIM #111 and encourage you to leave a comment on the other entries this week giving you a second chance at winning a prize. Good Luck!

There were no sponsor images to work with so Michelle gave us permission to use whatever we wanted and I've used stamps by Verve and Waltzingmouse Stamps on my pocket card. To create this fun card I used a paper cutter and trimmed a cardstock sheet to 5.25"x11", placed my long edge horizontal on my Scor-Pal and scored 5.5" inches from the left edge. Next I scored a horizontal line a .5" above the top edge and a .5" above the bottom edge. Run your bone folder over scored lines and fold in toward the center and place double-sided tape on the flaps. Again run your bone folder over the score line at 5.5" and place double-sided tape on the left side then peel the backing from the tape and adhere the flaps while running your finger along the taped bottom to seal. Now you've got a pocket card that was super easy to create. Decorate the front of the card using patterned paper and the width of my panels are 4.75" wide by 2"high, I used a coordinating paper for the middle section and it also gave me a place to stamp my sentiment "It's your day" and add visual interest. Two die cut circles create a place for my butterfly stamp & coordinating die by Verve to land while the fun dot border was created with a WMS Faux Fun Circles stamp. The butterfly was stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored with Copic markers. I added a trio of Kaisercraft brown pearls to my corners and my front was finished. Next up is my inside panel and here's a picture of it below.

 

 

 

Again I used the same paper but reversed the top & bottom panels, the middle section is Choice Buttercream by Taylored Expressions and I stamped "celebrate" by WMS in Memento Rich Cocoa. As you can see my cardstock base is blue and I pulled the color from the dp's I used. The measurement of my cs base is 4.75" wide by 5" high. I made the tab with a 1" circle punch from Fiskars and adhered to the back of my base. (It helps to place the panel inside your pocket, line it up and then adhere your tab so it will be centered perfectly. ;) The orientation of your patterned paper can be varied and suited to your tastes depending on your sentiment inside.

 

Now for my Pick of the Week which is #127 Karen G who created this ornament that can also be used as a wall hanging. The Graphic 45 patterned paper blends so well with her colored image and I love the netting behind it. A die cut music strip and all of the embellishments make this an all time favorite of mine. To view a full shot of this wonderful project click on her link above. I love this Karen!

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsor

 

http://www.cupcakecardcraft.co.uk/

 

 Prize: Paper Pack of the Winner's choice!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Playing along with the following challenge:

One Stop Craft Challenge #201-Anything Goes

 

 

A big thank you to our sponsor and to all of you who join us each week. For more inspiration by my incredible teamies please visit the Make It Monday blog or click the links on my right sidebar. Have fun crafting everyone! 

 

Hugs,

Lisa

 

 

Stamps: Party Time & All Aflutter (Verve); Say It Loud (Waltzingmouse Stamps)

Paper: Harvest Lane (Simple Stories); cs (Bazzill Basics Paper)

Die: All Aflutter (Verve); Std. Circles Lg. & Cl. Scalloped Circles Lg. (Spellbinders)

 

Make It Monday #111 with Meljen's Designs

Another week has flown by and now it's time for another linky party at Make It Monday. Congrats to our winner and to those chosen by the DT as their Pick of the Week. It is so much fun to look through the gallery and see so many amazing creations linked up. Thank You! I would also like to thank our current sponsor, Meljen's Designs, for providing the design team with images to work with. I love the variety of digi images in Melissa's online store so if you haven't shopped there yet be sure to check it out and see what you are missing. :)

My card features the adorable digi image, A Girl and Her Overalls, and it is one of my fave's. She's holding a picked flower behind her back which reminded me of my daughter when she was a little girl. She'd pick a flower for me and say "just for you" mommy so naturally I couldn't resist this image nor the sentiment by Waltzingmouse Stamps. ;) I colored her in Copics, used a red atyou Spica pen on the hearts and created my blue background with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. Four pearl brads by American Crafts anchor my colored image to an embossed yellow panel that was created using a Taylored Expressions's Hearts Impression Plate. Red grosgrain ribbon adds a bit of color underneath and I added a red button tied with a red burlap bow also. The perimeter of my base was faux stitched using a fine point Sharpie pen and to finish I stamped my sentiment in Memento Paris Dusk, chomped the corners on my sentiment & yellow  embossed panel and called it good. I really wanted to make this image stand out and I thought this sketch at Sketch Frenzy Friday would help me do that. Here's a close up of this sweet little gal.

As for my POTW I chose #156  by Lucy Patrick and her Fairy Garden card. Is it ever adorable!!! I fell in love with the bright colors, birthday banner, and the whimsical touches she added. Be sure to visit Lucy's blog to see more photos and learn how she created this enchanting 3D card.

Designed by Lucy Patrick





Sponsor

Meljen's Designs

Meljen's Designs is a lovely stamp company owned and illustrated by Melissa Jenkins. She illustrates whimsical rubber and digital images inspired by her kids and family. Meljen's Designs has new releases along with a new challenge every Thursday, a Guest Designer each month at the Meljen's Designs Blog, and freebies and promos now and then on our facebookFAN PAGE! Please visit the Meljen's Designs line of stamps at our store HERE to browse through all of Melissa's lovely designs! You can also see Melissa's rubber stamps at her corner of Whimsy Stamps, too!

http://shop.meljensdesigns.com/

 

 

 

Meljen's Designs Digital Stamps are giving away the lovely prize of the winner's choice of 4 single digis!   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I do hope you will stop by the Make It Monday blog to see all of the inspiration the design team has for you and link up your own papercrafting creation(s) for us to enjoy. You can also win for commenting on the entries in the gallery and leaving some comment love saying you saw it on Make It Monday. Who knows? You just might be our next winner or Pick of the Week. :)

 

Good Luck & Happy Crafting!

Hugs,

Lisa

 

 

Make It Monday #110 with Bugaboo

Welcome to the weekly Make It Monday linky party! We're so happy you choose to join us each week and fill the gallery with gorgeous creations for us to drool over. ;) Congratulations to our winner and to the POTW's chosen by the design team every week. I also want to welcome Michelle back after a three week holiday, we've missed you. While she was away Lisa M. held the fort down and she did a fantastic job of keeping the MIM blog running smoothly and us (well me) in line lol.

Bugaboo Stamps is our current sponsor and I loved working with their detailed digi image, Silhouette Pumpkin. It's guaranteed to spook! I know all of us want to thank Bugaboo for supplying the design team with fab images to work with and sponsoring MIM on a frequent basis. :) I printed the image onto orange cardstock and die cut the panel with a Labels 15 die by Spellbinders. The ribbon has been in my stash for awhile so it was nice to find a use for it. A Spellbinders die cut circle gave me a place to stamp my sentiment from Waltzingmouse's Cicely at Halloween set which I shadow stamped. (I stamped the sentiment twice to create a shadow effect) I love it when that technique works the first time lol. Four orange goosebumps anchor my black panel and the kraft polka dot dp is from MME's Haunted 12x12 pack. Simple, sweet and oh so scary!

My Pick of the Week is #60 Morgan and the terrific Christmas project she crafted for her in-laws living in the US. She's done a fab job using the Tropical Santa digi by Bugaboo Stamps and reflecting what Christmas is like in Australia. To see more photos please click the link and leave Morgan some comment love while you're visiting. ;)

Morgan's sweet little boat

 

 

The adorable tag that features her Santa digi, her homeland & the North Pole's address.

 

 

Morgan's boat & fab tag!

 

 

We are very excited to have again our fun sponsors Bugaboo Stamps! Everyone loves these fun and sweet digis!

http://www.bugaboostamps.com

 

 

If your taste runs to rubber (and you know who you are), you can find Bugaboo Stamps atTotally Stampalicious. And finally, join the Bugaboo Stamps DT for weekly challenges at Catch the Bug.

Bugaboo Stamps is offering a very generous prize of winner's choice of 7 single digis!

I'm playing along with:



Paper Issues-Halloween Harvest Time!

The Crafty Bloggers Network Challenge #4
Ribbon Carousel Blog Challenge 73 - Halloween Spirit

 

 

I hope you'll check out the wonderful inspiration by my teamies. You can head on over to the MIM blog or click their links on my right sidebar to see what they have in store for you. Thanks for dropping by and have a great week of crafting!

Hugs,

Lisa 

 

Vintage 1900 & 1920

Hello and welcome back for another Make It Monday linky party! I am overwhelmed by the talent of those who link up with us every week and just want to say a huge "thank you" for the inspiration you provide us. Congratulations to our winner and to those who made the Pick of the Week by the design team. The two images you see on the front of my card are from Digi Doodle Shop and it's with sadness I report that they have decided to close at the end of this month. This design duo has some fabulous images and each one has been marked down to $1.00 so you'll want to check out their closing sale before they are gone. Now before I go any further I'd like to wish my son, who turns 24 today, a very Happy Birthday!




I used a MS Doily Lace border punch to add another vintage touch.

 

 

A 7Gypsies train ticket is held inplace by a T!m Holtz hanger clip.

 

I used the Vintage 1900 & 1920 images to create my birthday card with a few twists. This one sorta took on a life of its own and was originally intended for my MIL who has a birthday next month but as I was adding the vintage trim to the outside I knew it was really intended for another, my daughter. She celebrates her 18th birthday next month and loves all things vintage so it is going to her instead lol. There are a lot of specific touches on this card that she will like such as the key charm, crochet trim we picked out together, sewing pattern dp by October Afternoon, 7 Gypsies train ticket & Venice dp's, and the tag with a beloved stamp image from Hero Arts & seam binding tassel. I personally love the way the card opens up with the banker's box style closure made from brads and twine. It's like opening a closet or wardrobe and finding treasure there. The treasure will come when she flips the tag over and finds a gift card she's been wanting. ;-) I created a pocket by adding double sided tape to three sides of the dp and distressing the edges with tea dye distress ink by T!m Holtz. The oval die was matted with a solid color found in the dp and cantaloupe liquid pearls add some pizzazz to my frame. I am hoping she will like this card as much as I do, it's different than my usual style but was an absolute joy to make.

Happy birthday sentiment by Verve

You Are Loved alpha's by Studio G



Pocket for Gift Card

Without further ado, my Pick of the Week is #175 Catherine with this wonderful anniversary card. I love the way she recorded the time & years they've spent together as a married couple. The design and papers work well together and the gold string and heart charm make the perfect embellishment on this masculine card. Thanks for the inspiration Catherine and to all of those who enter our weekly linky party.

 

 

Designed by Catherine




Sponsor
Digi Doodle Shop

 Digi Doodle Shop is the results of a mother and daughter’s love for the arts and crafts. It was started a little over 3 years ago with a little more than 100 stamps, and has since then grown to almost 500 stamps. Joy (the mother of this team) designs realistic images, while Judy (aka/daughter) loves the “fun side of life”, and create images with a cartoon flair. Having these two complimenting styles have enabled DigiDoodle Shop to offer a wide variety of stamps.

The DigiDoodle Shop is giving away a $10.00 Store Gift Certificate to the lucky random winner!

 

 

Many thanks to our wonderful sponsor, Digi Doodle Shop, for supplying the team with fabulous images to work with. For more inspiration please pay a visit to my amazing teamie's blogs listed in my sidebar. 

Hugs,

Lisa