A winner & the last of the baby cards...

I'm sure you are all excited to know who won the Lizzie Anne blog candy. I randomly picked the winner using http://www.random.org/ ~ the lucky winner is...

JulesP ~ I would like to see a few new stamps of circles, squares etc. The kind that are a circle with wording going around the edge of the circle or square. (does that make sense?!)Jules p

Congrats to you Jules ~ I'm sending you an email right now. Just email me your full name and address and I'll forward that information to the girls at Lizzie Anne Designs. You should receive your prize very soon. Thank you so much everyone for playing ~ I loved hearing what you all wanted to see. Some of you will be very excited because several of the suggestions will be in the release this week!

If you didn't win today ~ you still have a few more changes. Check out Rose Ann's blog today & Lauren and Tricia tomorrow. Oh, and you have until July 17th to post your Birthday sketch cards in the Lizzie Anne gallery.

WAIT ~ Don't leave yet... I have some cards to share today!

I thought I would share the last four baby cards I made last weekend during my mass production experiment. Although I love how they all turned out, I am tired of baby cards.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Lizzie Anne Designs (In the Wild) & sentiment sets; Paper, Ink & Ribbon ~ Papertrey Ink; Nestabilities by Spellbinders; Brads ~ Making Memories; Marker ~ Copic.

Ready...Set...GO!!!!

It's Blog Candy Time!!!!! Yes, Lizzie Anne Designs is turning 2 years old and they've been having a party all week long. Today it's my turn to have a little fun ~ Woohooo! Your prize ~ a surpise gift from Lizzie Anne! Are you new to Lizzie Anne Designs? Well this is the perfect time to get to know this fabulous stamp company!

So How Do You Win?
It's so easy... Just leave a message on this post telling me what type of stamp set you would LOVE to see Meridith and Tricia make for Lizzie Anne Designs. They are such talented girls, but I'm sure they would love to hear your ideas. (I think Kirsten asked a similar question earlier this week for her blog candy, but it might be new to some of you OR maybe you thought of another idea since then).

When you leave me a message, be sure I can get hold of you! Leave me an email address. If I can't contact you, I'll have to pick another winner. You have until midnight tonight (June 12th ~ ET) to enter. I'll choose a winner randomly and post it on Sunday.

Birthday Sketch Challenge ~ Don't Forget!!!
So do you have some LAD stamps just begging to be inked up? Then it's a MUST that you enter the Birthday Sketch Challenge Contest ! You have until July 17th to enter your cards & there are 3 sketches to choose from. The prize is AMAZING ~ it's the entire Summer Release ($190 value).

Here's my card with Sketch #2 using the In the Wild stamp set!

The party isn't stopping today either ~ there will be more Blog Candy, sneak peeks of all the new sets starting July 15th, a big Anniversary Party on the Forum on July 18th, AND the Summer Release will go on sale on July 19th! You can check out all the fun details on the Anniversary Page.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Lizzie Anne Designs (In the Wild); Paper, Ink & Ribbon ~ Papertrey Ink; Nestabilities by Spellbinders; Brad ~ Queen & Co; Marker ~ Copic.

Are you ready for this?

Guess what? I'm a cover girl!!! Well I have a card on a cover of a magazine that is & I am absolutely THRILLED. I found out last week that one of the cards I submitted to Scrap & Stamp Arts will be on the cover of the September issue ... Woohooo! If you click on the link above, it's the polka-dot card, but it's kinda hard to see the details of the card! Icing on the cake ~ I also have 3 more cards inside the issue. So excited that I just had to share the news!

Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for BLOG CANDY! It's a Lizzie Anne Surprise!!!!

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps (Riley Collection); Cardstock, Pattern Paper, Ribbon ~ Papertrey Ink; Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Nestabilities; brads ~ SU.

Oh BABY...

Interesting combinations seem to happen when you just throw card bases together... that was the case here. The elements I ended up with are not something I would normally plan out, but I just went with the flow on it.

Once again ~ there are still more prizes to win, so don't forget to check out the Lizzie Anne Designs Anniversary page for today's blog candy locations. My turn for Blog Candy will be this Saturday (July 12th). Also, PLEASE upload your cards for the Birthday Sketch contest ~ you WILL want to win this prize!

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps (Riley Collection) & Papertrey Ink (sentiment); Cardstock, pattern paper & ribbon ~ Papertrey Ink; Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Nestibilities.

Mass Production ... Day 2

And here is another Riley creation from my weekend of mass producing. It was fun and very productive.

I had a marathon stamping session yesterday (10 am to midnight ~ with some breaks to throw food at the kids ~ Oh I'm just kidding). But now I know that my weekend endeavor did in fact save me lots of time, because I didn't get as many cards done yesterday. OK to be fair, I was creating lots of individual pieces yesterday for lots of different holidays. I'll be posting all of those creations next week during the Lizzie Anne Sneak Peek. You should see my list of things to post ~ as it stands right now, I have cards to post until the end of the month!

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps (Riley Collection) & Lizzie Anne Designs (sentiment); Cardstock, pattern paper & ribbon ~ Papertrey Ink; Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Punches ~ Marvy.

Don't forget to check out the Lizzie Anne Designs Anniversary page for today's blog candy locations. My turn for Blog Candy will be this Saturday (July 12th). Also, start uploading your cards for the Birthday Sketch contest ~ the prize is AMAZING!!!

Mass producing...

Every now and then I need to do things a bit differently with my card making ~ just to keep things interesting. I wish I could mass produce all the time just to get tons done, but I can't always work that way.

It all started because last weekend I wasn't sure what I wanted to work on so I just started coloring a bunch of the new Riley images. I only colored the moose parts, not the rest of the image because I wasn't sure what paper I was using yet ~ this probably took about 20 minutes. The next day, I pulled out my Papertrey Ink pattern paper with all the matching cardstock and ribbons ~ YUMMY ~ they are just gorgeous. I started cutting cardstock bases and then added pattern paper and ribbon all without thinking too much about what I was doing ~ I would say this step took about 30 minutes or so. The last step was to figure out which images I wanted on each card and finish the coloring & mat them ~ this took about an hour. VOILA ~ I had 9 cards done. I do think it was probably a faster process (probably because I didn't agonize about every little thing I put on the card). My lesson ~ sometimes you just need to Let Go A Little!

I realize they are not masterpieces, but that wasn't the intention of this experiment. Sometimes it's about making a work of art & sometimes it's about getting a lot done.

Stay tuned for the rest of my creations in the coming days...

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps (Riley Collection); Cardstock, Pattern Paper, Ribbon ~ Papertrey Ink; Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Embossing Folder ~ Cuttlebug; Ticket Corner punch ~ SU!

ETA: Don't forget to check out Lizzie Anne Designs for the blog candy schedule for this week. The design team members are all taking turns each day this week, so there will be lots of chances to win!

Born to be Wild...

A few months ago, a friend of mine asked if I would make a baby book as a shower gift for someone in her family. Since the mom & dad-to-be aren't going to find out if the baby is a boy or girl, we needed to come up with a suitable color palette and theme. When I suggested these beautiful In Colors & a touch of Chocolate Chip from Stampin' Up!, my friend was thrilled. We also chose the Born to be Wild set from Lizzie Anne Designs, which is perfect for both a boy and girl.

There are a total of 20 pages in this scrapbook, with the colors and animals repeated throughout. The only difference are the die cut words are new for each double page spread.

These are 6"x6" pages so the perfect size pictures are 4"x3" ~ they fit perfectly & depending on the direction of the print, you may even fit 2 on a page.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Lizzie Anne Designs (Born to be Wild); Textured Cardstock & Ink ~ Stampin' Up! (Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Soft Sky, Groovy Guava, Chocolate Chip); White Cardstock ~ Papertrey Ink; Die Cut Letters ~ Cricut (Alphalicious); Nestabilities Dies by Spellbinders; Punches ~ Stampin' Up!; Ribbon (on card) ~ May Arts.

It's a ....Hippo!

I've been making a ton of wedding and baby cards over the last few weeks for various design jobs. It's been ages since I've made either one, but they are both fun and I have a whole bunch to share with you over the next few weeks.

This darling card is from the Born to Be Wild set ~ which I just love! It's so easy to use and makes a very quick card. One word of advice ~ make sure you use a Stamp-a-ma-jig with this set. It will save you lots of cardstock & frustration trying to line things up. But the result is so worth the extra step you need to do! (If you've never used a Stamp-a-ma-jig, I'll show you in the next few days).

Tomorrow I have a very special project I've been working on using this set. It's a baby book a friend of mine hired me to make & we were both so happy with the finished product.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Lizzie Anne Designs (Born to be Wild); Cardstock & Ink ~ Stampin' Up!; Ribbon ~ May Arts; Nestabilities by Spellbinders.

One more wedding card...

Goodness ~ I am late today! We went to a party last night and had the best time, so today I am moving slow. I slept until 9:00AM ~ OMW, that NEVER happens.

I have one more pretty wedding card to show you using the new Hanna Stamps Bridal set. I just love the soft colors with this set.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps; Cardstock, Pattern Paper & Ribbon ~ Papertrey; Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Pretties Kit by SU; Nestabilities by Spellbinders.

Happy 4th of July!

What could be more American than Baseball? For that reason, I had to post this card today. All the new sets have been released and are available today over at Hanna Stamps.

I hope you have something fun planned today. We are heading out to two different picnics with friends & fireworks later tonight. I am also taking all the fixings to make Homemade Ice Cream in a ziplock bag (I posted it on my blog last year). That's always a huge hit with both the kids and adults.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps; Cardstock ~ Prism; Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Nestabilities & Scallop Circle Punch.

A Very Special Day...

I made a series of these very pretty cards because I thought the paper was just perfect for a wedding. The lovely images are from the new Hanna Stamps set called Here Comes the Bride that will be released this Friday, July 4th.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps; Cardstock & Pattern Paper ~ Papertrey Ink; Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Ribbon ~ Papertrey Ink; Nestabilities by Spellbinders.

Lazy Days of Summer...

Ahhhh...that looks like a great idea! I love summer and this looks like the perfect thing to do on a sunny afternoon. The main image is from the new Lazy Days set & the supporting images are from the Patio set (both by Hanna Stamps!) . They will both be available this Friday, July 4th.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps!; Cardstock ~ SU; Pattern Paper ~ Cloud 9 Designs; Ribbon ~ Papertrey Ink; Ink ~ Palette & Copics.

Funky Birthday...

These cards were super easy and so fun to make. I love when I get an easy idea. I usually mat my images with 2 or 3 layers, but I loved how the top card looked with just a simple oval.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Lizzie Anne Designs (Happy Birthday & Funky Floral); Cardstock ~ Stampin' Up!; Pattern Paper ~ Doodlebug; Ribbon ~ May Arts; Ink ~ Stampin' Up!; Nestabilities by Spellbinders.

BIG LIZZIE ANNE DESIGNS NEWS!!! This month Lizzie Anne is celebrating their 2nd anniversary & are having a HUGE contest. You could win the ENTIRE summer release of new stamps! That is an incredible prize. Go on over to Lizzie Anne Designs & check out the details on the Birthday Sketch Challenge Contest & all the anniversary specials.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIZZIE ANNE DESIGNS!!!!! Congrats Tricia and Meridith ~ you girls are total ROCK STARS!!! By the way ~ the Funky Floral set I used above, was LAD's very first set!

Fall Wedding...

I thought these colors would be perfect for a fall wedding. This new stamp is from one of the new Hanna sets ~ Here Comes the Bride. I have another version of this card that I'll post in a few days that I like even better. This set will be available on Friday, July 4th.

Supplies Used: Stamps ~ Hanna Stamps; Cardstock, Pattern Paper & Ribbon ~ SU (retired); Ink ~ Palette & Copics; Nestabilities.