The Squirrel and The Fox #53

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

 

 

Welcome to the newest challenge at The Squirrel and The Fox. This theme is easy because we all make birthday cards right. ;) My birthday card features a gorgeous image by Sweet and Sassy, our current sponsor, called Birds and Roses.

 

I have to say this is one of my favorite digital stamps ever. There are so many color variations for the roses but the birds (to me) are bluebirds. I'm a bird lover and I'm fortunate to live in an area where I get the opportunity to see a lot of bluebirds. :) After coloring my image I added lime green stickles to the leaves to give them some shimmer and I die cut the image. The tweet sentiment is from My Favorite Things and it's perfect for this card.

 

Here's a word from our sponsor...

 

Sweet and Sassy 

 

 

Prize is winner's choice of 3 digi's!

 

 

Ok, it's your turn now but before you go please pay my teamies a visit and check out their amazing inspiration. Click HERE or on their links in my right sidebar.

 

Happy Crafting!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Top Tip Tuesday #110

 

LOL!

 

We have a fun new challenge for you at Top Tip Tuesday and it's Get In Shape. When I see these words it literally means to me - lose weight, exercise, and eat right. I used a sponsor image Mildred-15 Days from Bugaboo Stamps on my card. She's been working hard to improve her self image lately and after coloring her hair she started a diet. Mildred is having about as much luck as I am. Oh, and in case you're wondering why her legs are darker than her skin it's because she's wearing panty hose. ;)

 

 

Sponsor

 

 

Prize is winner's choice of 7 digi's.

 

 

 

 

Prize is 2 Shape Ez templates of winner's choice.

 

 

 

I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with for this challenge. Good Luck and remember if you'd like to be a Guest Designer please leave a tip in your blog post and put TIP by your name when you link up. Now, my teamies have a ton of inspiration to share with you so click HERE or their links on my right sidebar.

Thanks for dropping by!

 

Hugs,

Lisa xx

Make It Monday #158

 

 

Welcome to my blog and the NEW linky party that just opened at Make It Monday!!!

 

As you know we recently celebrated our 3rd birthday at Make It Monday and so many of you left sweet messages on the challenge blog and on the DT's blogs. It meant so much to each of us! We are thrilled that you guys love this challenge and in turn we totally love seeing your amazing creations each week. :-) 

 

On my art journal page I used the digi image Doodlez-Flower by Bugaboo Stamps. It was fun to get my mixed media supplies out and play a little, it's been a while. ;) I think it's true, all things do grow with love.

 

Sponsor 

 

Bugaboo Stamps 

 

 

Prize is the winner's choice of 7 single digi's.

 

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 is ...

#71 Kim Yu

 

 

The amazing coloring on this card immediately caught my eye. Thanks for sharing your talent Kim with us at Make It Monday!

 

 

So glad you stopped by today, thanks for the visit and I hope you'll pay my teamies a visit too and check out their inspiring projects. You can click HERE or on their links on my right sidebar.

 

Have a terrific week!

Hugs,

Lisa xx

 

 

 

 

Make It Monday #157

 

Hello and welcome!

 

We are welcoming back Milk Coffee  as a sponsor to Make It Monday this week. I love all of their digi's so choosing only one is incredibly hard. Vintage Cuckoo Clock was just to cute to pass up though and it made me think of my DD whose off at college having the time of her life (she loves cuckoo clocks). So far there have only been two distress calls. ;) She's in the midst of putting together a presentation for a course that's due next week and her and her class partner are logging a lot of long hours at the library. I thought a batch of homemade cookies and this card might perk her spirits up. Hope it does the trick!

 

Sponsor  

 

Milk Coffee

 

Prize is winner's choice of 3 single digi's!

 

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!

 

Now for my Pick of the Week which is...

#124 Jackie Wallace

 

 

I love mini's and this one is fantastic! So much eye candy on this album, be sure to check it out and her great photos. Thanks for sharing your talent Jackie with us at Make It Monday.

 

 

Now for more incredible inspiration please give my fellow teamies a visit and leave 'em some blog love. You can see the entire lineup HERE or click their links on my right sidebar. That wraps things up for me today, hope all of you are doing well and enjoying your crafty adventures.

 

Hugs,

Lisa xx

The Squirrel and The Fox #52

It's Raining Men

Our new challenge at The Squirrel and The Fox is all about the guys so we'd like to see masculine paper creations this time. Our sponsor is the talented Kenny K and he supplied the DT with images to create with. I'm featuring the stylin' Frankie Knuckles on my son's birthday card. Twenty-five years ago on the 23rd of September I began my journey as a mom. It's been great and I'm blessed to have my two peeps in my life. :-) We added another member to our family last year when our son married and guess when his wife's birthday is. The 22nd of September, how cool is that!

 

Sponsor

 

 

Prize is 5 free digi's of winner's choice.

 

 

For more inspiration featuring Kenny's fab images please visit my teamies  HERE or click their links on my right sidebar. That's all for me today, thanks for dropping by and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

 

Hugs,

Lisa xx

 

 

Top Tip Tuesday #109

 

I'm very excited to introduce you to our new challenge at Top Tip Tuesday. We'd like to see Paper Piecing on your projects and if you're new to this technique then you might find my tutorial on the challenge blog helpful. Our sponsor, Digi Stamp Characters by Heather Ellis, has adorable images which are perfect for paper piecing. I love how you can personalize the image in this unique way. I used the Pure Innocence-Naptime cling stamp on my card. Heather offers digital stamps as well at the following links below.     

 

 

You can find Heather's digi stamps online here:

Heather Ellis on Etsy 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/digistampcharacters

http://www.heather-ellis.co.uk/index.htm 

 

 

 

and cling stamps are also offered at

My Favorite Things 

here in the U. S. 

(be sure to check out Barbara Anders excellent paper piecing tutorial HERE)

or

Simon Says Stamp
in the U. K.
 

 Prize is winner's choice of 3 images.

 

Thanks Heather for supplying the DT with images to create with!

 

 

For more cuteness check out what the design team created for you at Top Tip Tuesday or click their links on my right sidebar. You'll be glad you did! Thanks for stopping by today and have fun with this technique.

 

Hugs,

Lisa xx

 



Make It Monday #156

Hi everyone!

 

Time for a new linky party to open at Make It Monday.  

 

Our sponsor for the next week is Saturated Canary and I used Witchy Waitress on my Halloween card. Isn't she a cutie? 

 

I have been swamped by life issues again and I want to take a minute to say how sorry I am for being tardy with commenting here at MIM and to those who have been so kind to leave a comment for me. Every week I think things will slow down and become normal again but no such luck yet. I will be by soon to visit all of your lovely blogs.

 

SPONSOR

 

Saturated Canary 

 

 

Prize is 2 digi's to our winning commenter.

 

A big thank you to Krista for supplying the design team with images!

 

 

Pick of the Week

#181 corysnana1

 

 

Her coloring is wonderful and I just love the design and the color scheme she used. A very pretty birthday card Cathy!

Thanks for sharing your talent with us at Make It Monday.

 

 

Okay, that's all for me today. Please visit my teamies and check out their amazing inspiration using Krista's images HERE or click their links on my right sidebar.

 

Happy Crafting,

Lisa xx